In recognition of Clostridioides Difficile Awareness Month, which runs through November, Becker’s compiled the latest facts and figures to know about the common healthcare-associated infection. 1. C.

People with pneumonia who have experienced Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections may be able to reduce recurrences if they take doxycycline instead of the standard treatment. The study comes ...

In the U.S., C. diff awareness month has begun. The event is being supported by the Peggy Lillis Foundation (PLF), which is a non-profit founded for Peggy Lillis, who was a kindergarten teacher who ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Peggy Lillis Foundation (PLF) has launched the most thorough awareness campaign ever to educate Americans about the deadly healthcare-associated ...

Amid National C. Diff Awareness Month, Christian John Lillis, cofounder and executive director of the Peggy Lillis Foundation for C. Diff Education & Advocacy, explains the foundation's "See C. diff" ...

MALIBU, Calif., Nov. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Several doctors spoke before the FDA in Washington D.C. on November 4, advocating for C.diff treatment improvements. Among those in attendance were ...

Today’s entrepreneur is Christian John Lillis, Executive Director of the Peggy Lillis Foundation, which is building a nationwide Clostridium difficile awareness movement by educating the public, ...

ROSEVILLE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rebiotix Inc, a late-stage biotechnology focused on harnessing the power of the microbiome to treat debilitating diseases, joined the C. Diff Foundation today to ...

The Peggy Lillis Foundation (PLF) announced its annual gala to kick off its fourth See C. Diff campaign to kick-start C. Diff Awareness Month. The gala, Changing the Odds, will take place on Friday, ...

WILMINGTON — Wilmington-based CutisPharma and the C Diff Foundation announced the launch of a partnership, the first day of Clostridium difficile awareness month. As part of the partnership, ...

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Can Prebiotin play a role in managing and possibly preventing an illness that affects more than 500,000 Americans every year, with more than 29,000 ...

The risk of getting a deadly, treatment-resistant infection in a hospital or nursing home is dropping for the first time in decades, thanks to new guidelines on antibiotic use and stricter cleaning ...