Search Tag: C. difficile

2019 12 Sep

ICUs in the UK have seen an 80% drop in bloodstream infections according to NIHR Guy's and St Thomas' Biomedical Research Centre-funded research. In collaboration with Guy's and St Thomas' clinicians and researchers from ICNARC (Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre), the study analysed 1 million adult patients from 276 NHS ICUs across the...Read more

2018 20 Jun

Researchers in the UK say a new test can help identify patients in intensive care units (ICUs) at great risk of developing life-threatening secondary infections, including from antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as MRSA and C. difficile . The test is used to identify the presence of markers on three immune cells that correlate with an increased...Read more

2017 01 Nov

There has been an increase in the number and severity of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) in all medical settings, including the intensive care unit (ICU), in recent years. An estimated 10-20% of patients are colonised with C. difficile without showing signs of infection and spores can be found throughout ICUs. However, it is not yet possible...Read more

2016 13 Jan

Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) using frozen stool is just as effective as transplantation using fresh stool in resolving diarrhoea among adult patients with recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). The findings are published in JAMA . CDI has become a major health concern because of limited treatment options and associated...Read more