Notoriously difficult to disentangle mortality attributed to #clostridium #difficile and other co-morbidities.

Either way, it's not good to get #Cdiff
#cdifficile #ClostridioidesDifficile #microbiology #medicine #MedMastodon #IDMastodon

https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(23)00315-4/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

Interactions between members of the human gut #microbiome influence #Cdifficile's response to clinically relevant #antibiotics, identifying ecological & molecular factors that influence antibiotic susceptibility #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/41zm4UN

#Pathogenicity and #virulence of Clostridioides difficile

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21505594.2022.2150452

#cdiff #cdifficile #infectiousdisease

Ferring becomes the first with an FDA-approved fecal microbiotica product https://buff.ly/3H10F0p

#Rebyota is a one-time, enema-delivered therapy that can restore proper bacterial balance in the digestive system to fight off C. Difficile

#CDifficile #medtwitter #microbiome #MedMastodon #Gastrodon

Don Whitley Scientific is hosting a free #webinar ‘Faecal Microbiota Transplantation and the Clinical Potential of the Human Microbiome’ on 23 Nov 2022, 9-11 am (GMT).

Topics covered include Clostridioides difficile colonization and infection, manufacturing first-in-class microbiome drug products and optimization of processing to maximize the efficacy of FMT.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fmt-webinar-hosted-by-don-whitley-scientific-tickets-420434219067?aff=UKSales

Speaker details: https://www.dwscientific.com/fmt-webinar-2022

#microbiome #microbiota #FMT #Cdifficile #therapeutics

I think I will like my new place on Mastodon. It’s like a calm in the Twitter maelstrom. Can’t wait to import my info from Twitter if I can get it to work. This will be a steep learning curve. I have no current contracts so I have a lot of time. I’m a grandmother to 8 amazing kids and I have a wonderful husband and 3 amazing sons and their wives. I’m a nurse with over 30 years experience and practice in infection prevention and control (IPAC) in numerous Heath care settings Previous editor in chief of Canadian Journal of Infection Control. Have participated in development of several provincial, regional, national and international #infectioncontrol guidelines and resources #ebola #dialysis #covid #handhygeine #handwashing #MRSA #VRE #cdifficile Retired 8 years ago and now do consulting on IPAC in health care and public sector. Avid follower of US and Canadian politics.