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To combat C difficile, Christian John Lillis, cofounder and executive director of the Peggy Lillis Foundation for C. Diff Education & Advocacy, noted that awareness and innovation must continue to increase.
Amid National C. Diff Awareness Month, Christopher John Lillis, cofounder and executive director of the Peggy Lillis Foundation for C. Diff Education & Advocacy, explains the foundation's "See C. diff" campaign and what the PLF hopes the public will learn throughout the month.
Kari A. Mergenhagen, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, discusses the potential of doxycycline in reducing C difficile infections among hospitalized patients with pneumonia. This interview delves into doxycycline's influence on patients with a prior C difficile history, demographic generalizability, exclusion criteria, and concerns regarding antibiotic resistance.
A study showed the Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) treatment remained effective after subsequent systemic antibiotic exposure.
The case could represent the first known instance of cat-to-human transmission of recurrent C. diff, though more research is needed to confirm this risk.