Progress made toward preventing C. diff infections

Progress made toward preventing C. diff infections

Mar 28, 2023 | Infection Control, News

A natural gut biome prevents spore germination. Antibiotics disrupt that biome, allowing germination. Anti-germinant compounds are meant to be a more potent germination inhibitor. CREDIT: Jacqueline Phan, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Each year, about 500,000 people...
Some patients’ infections may come from own bacteria

Some patients’ infections may come from own bacteria

Jan 17, 2023 | News

Hospitals have strict hygiene and sanitation protocols to protect patients from bacteria that rarely sicken healthy people but can be deadly for vulnerable patients already hospitalized with serious illnesses. Nearly 100,000 people die every year in U.S. hospitals of...