In a review of nearly 120,000 patients, 31% taking opioids developed C. diff, compared to 17% not taking them Opioids may weaken immunity and disrupt healthy gut bacteria, making infection more likely ...

But the balance of healthy bacteria may be disrupted after taking antibiotics, leading to an overgrowth of C. diff and the release of toxins. Antibiotics intended to treat infections elsewhere in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clostridiumdifficile infection (also known as C. diff or CDI) is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections and is a ...

About one in every 31 hospital patients will pick up an infection in the hospital, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New research shows that being prescribed an opioid for ...

A new vaccine provides hope for treating and even preventing the highly contagious and difficult-to-treat Clostridioides difficile infection, more commonly known as C. difficile or C. diff. In animal ...

While antibiotics and gastric acid-suppressing drugs are known to be risk factors for Clostridioides difficile infection, other commonly prescribed non-antibiotic drugs were found to be culprits, ...

The Emerging Infections Program used C. diff infections at 10 U.S. sites to estimate the national burden of C. diff through infection rates, recurrences, hospitalizations and hospital deaths from 2011 ...

TUESDAY, August 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — C. diff, which is short for Clostridioides difficile, is a type of bacteria that may cause serious problems in the digestive system. It is one of the most ...

Clostridiumdifficile infection (also known as C. diff or CDI) is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections and is a frequent cause of death among hospitalized older adults. Keystone ...