October 23rd 2024
Timothy Ritter, MD, provides his insights on using the live biotherapeutic product and what both patients and clinicians can expect in terms of safety and efficacy.
CDC Calls on Healthcare Professionals to Help Fight Hospital Acquired Infections
March 14th 2016US hospitals have made significant reductions in the incidence of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) over the past decade, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed.
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Increasing Gut Microbial Diversity as a Treatment Plan for Clostridium difficile Infections
February 26th 2016Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) have been a growing source of concern in healthcare as rates of recurrent infections are increasing in elderly populations and widespread antibiotic usage continues.
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Survey Finds US Hospitals Falling Short on Preventing C. Difficile Infection
May 30th 2015A survey of 571 US hospitals regarding practices used to prevent Clostridium difficile infection indicates that nearly half of the facilities appear to not be taking steps to prevent the infection that kills nearly 30,000 people and sickens hundreds of thousands more each year, despite strong evidence that these steps work.
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