Vedanta Biosciences is a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new category of microbiome-based oral therapies for gastrointestinal diseases. Vedanta's lead program, VE303, is ...

Non-antibiotic drugs with the greatest observed risks for C. difficile infection were antidiarrheals, analgesics, and ...

Among non-antibiotic drugs, the highest risks were observed with antidiarrheals, analgesics, and corticosteroids. While ...

Vowst restores gut microbiome balance using live biotherapeutic products, differing from traditional antibiotic treatments for C. difficile infections. Clinical trials showed Vowst significantly ...

The panelist discusses how recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections involve complex differential diagnosis, including persistent infection, reinfection, and other gastrointestinal conditions.

Clostridium difficile bacteria, computer illustration. C. difficile is a normal inhabitant of the human intestine, but it can become a pathogen when antibiotics disrupt the normal intestinal flora and ...

A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report found 75 percent of patients in a group of 10,342 cases were already colonized with C. difficile at the time of hospital admission, according ...

A recent study found that using probiotics and antibiotics for Clostridioides difficile is safe and effective. The study was published in JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance on Sept. 6. People living in ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACXP) ("Acurx" or the "Company"), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of small molecule ...

Five insights from the report, written by Clayton Dalton, MD, a resident physician at Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital: 1. In addition to antibiotic use being a risk factor for C. diff, ...

Researchers from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and North CarolinaStateUniversity at Raleigh found primary bile acids in the small intestine allowed harmful bacteria to grow regardless of ...

Q: I was sick for months with debilitating pain, extreme weight loss, fatigue and loss of appetite. I was diagnosed with C. diff related to an abdominal surgery. I’m being treated with antibiotics, ...