Chlorine disinfectant is no more effective than water at killing off hospital superbug Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Dec 2023 4:15 AM ISTOne of the primary chlorine disinfectants currently being used to clean hospital scrubs and surfaces does not kill off the most common cause of...
Fluoroquinolones tied with Higher Pediatric C Difficile Hospitalization Rate: Study Dr. Shravani Dali4 May 2022 11:00 AM ISTNew research published in the Frontiers in Pediatrics on pediatric patients with clostridium difficile infections (CDI) could ultimately result in...
Metformin may help protect against Clostridioides difficile infection, finds study Hina Zahid29 April 2021 6:30 AM ISTRockville, Md.- Researchers from Wake Forest School of Medicine in North Carolina have demonstrated that a common diabetes drug inhibits the spread of...
Prevention of Clostridioides difficile in hospitals: ISID position paper Medha Baranwal15 March 2021 8:00 AM ISTDelhi: A panel of experts convened by the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) reviewed the current state of C. difficile infections...
Complicated deliveries may alter gut bacteria and make kids prone to obesity Hina Zahid4 Oct 2020 2:05 PM ISTEvents at birth may affect the microbes living in a baby's gut during the first few months of life, leading to a higher risk of childhood obesity and...
Fecal microbiota transplants improve diarrhoea in majority patients with C. diff Hina Zahid17 March 2020 8:30 AM ISTThe Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found that Faecal Microbiota Transplants (FMT) are highly successful in treating patients with...
