Though inspiring endless bad puns like ‘poopsickle’ and “rePOOPulating the gut,” fecal transplants are nevertheless showing considerable promise for treating the enteric scourge of Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs). The form of this unique therapeutic approach ranges from pooled donor feces…
With the misuse and overuse of antibiotics driving drug resistance in general and emerging Clostridium difficile in particular, infection preventionists and health care epidemiologists want to have a greater role in antimicrobial stewardship programs. It may seem surprising that this…
One good thing about Clostridium difficile – and there aren’t many – is that direct experience with this nasty pathogen has a way of galvanizing people into action. Since carpet bombing somebody with antibiotics is a common setup for this…