The Pharmacy Times® C. Difficile Resource Center is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on issues related to Clostridium difficile, a bacteria that causes colitis, a serious inflammation of the colon.
April 1st 2024
Scientists hypothesize that fecal microbiota transplant restores the recipient’s gut microbiota to an environment that mimics the healthy donor’s microbiota
Phase 3 Trial Paused for CP101 in Recurrent C. difficle Infection
March 11th 2022Finch was still able to continue dosing patients in its past-ongoing PRISM-EXT phase 2 open-label trial of CP101 in recurrent CDI, because the CP101 lots used for PRISM-EXT were manufactured from material donated prior to December 1, 2019.
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Efficacy, Safety of Current Treatments for C. Diff Infection, Recurrent C. Diff Infection
December 9th 2021Teena Chopra, MD, MPH, professor of infectious diseases at Wayne State University, discusses the current treatment strategies for C. diff infection and recurrent C. diff infection, as well as the efficacy and safety of these treatments.
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Identifying CDI: Presentation, Prevalence, and Spectrum of Disease
Comprehensive discussion on the identification of Clostridioides difficile infection, the spectrum of disease, and overall epidemiology.
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Understanding How Disruption of the Gut Microbiome Leads to CDI
The panel reflects on how disruption of the gut microbiome leads to the proliferation of Clostridioides difficile.
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C Difficile Infection: What Causes Disruption of the Gut Microbiome?
Shared insight on how disruption of the gut microbiome may occur based on antibiotic exposure, environmental factors, and diet.
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C Difficile Infection: The Importance of the Gut Microbiome
Opening their discussion on Clostridioides difficile, experts provide an overview on the gut microbiome and colonization resistance.
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Microbiome Therapeutic Demonstrates Reduction of C. Difficile Recurrence
November 8th 2021SER-109, an investigational, oral, biologically-sourced microbiome therapeutic designed to reduce recurrence of C. difficile infection (CDI), demonstrated a 31.1% absolute reduction in the rate of CDI recurrence over 12 weeks compared to placebo
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New Research Confirms High Toxin Levels Linked to More Severe C. Difficile Infection
November 1st 2021The concentration of C. diff toxins in the stool was linked to how sick patients were at the time of diagnosis and was associated with adverse outcomes, including the risk of infection returning after treatment.
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