Common Hospital-Administered Antibiotics Linked to C Diff, Adverse Drug Reactions
Ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone, and piperacillin/tazobactam showed the greatest associations with adverse drug reaction case reports related to CDI.
Source: hcplive.com
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Common hospital disinfectant doesn't work against C. diff, study finds
Study finds that a CDC-recommended hospital disinfectant is ineffective against Clostridioides difficile, a hospital-acquired infection affecting 500,000 Americans every year.
Source: beckershospitalreview.com
Black Patients Receive Less C Diff Tests Despite Similar Positivity Rates to White Patients
A retrospective cohort study of inpatient encounters from 3 hospitals in the Duke University Health System showed greater rates of testing among White patients compared to Black and NWNB patients.
Source: hcplive.com
Organelles protect <em>Clostridioides difficile</em> from iron overdose
The bacterium Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) forms organelles that help them defend against iron in the colon. According to a group of scientists from Vanderbilt University, this pathogen, which causes serious gastrointestinal infections, expresses fez genes to build structures called ferrosomes that store excess iron that is toxic to it. Its ferrosomes are surrounded by membrane and could be a target against this microorganism.
Source: bioworld.com
2nd choice drug reduced C. diff infections by 45%
Study finds that doxycycline, an antibiotic typically reserved as an alternative to azithromycin, is associated with reducing clostridioides difficile infections in pneumonia patients.
Source: beckershospitalreview.com