C. Difficile Infection
13TH PERSON DIES FROM C. DIFFICILE OUTBREAK NEAR MONTREAL
A thirteenth person has died from a C. Difficile infection at a hospital in Saint-Hyacinthe near Montreal, officials said on the weekend.
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Study paves the way for Clostridium difficile treatment in pill form
Frozen and freeze-dried products for Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) are nearly as effective as fresh product at treating patients with Clostridium difficile (C-diff) infection, according to researchers. Ref. Source 6a.
Clostridium difficile in the Food Supply
Clostridium difficile is one of our most urgent bacterial threats, sickening a quarter million Americans every year, and killing thousands at the cost of a billion dollars a year. And it’s on the rise. As shown in C. Difficile Superbugs in Meat, uncomplicated cases have been traditionally managed with powerful antibiotics, but recent reports suggest […] Ref. Source 9r.
Working group proposes new regulations for stool transfers. A working group of human microbiome researchers and legal experts developed what they say is an improved regulatory process for fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) which will result in better outcomes for patients and could serve as a model for other countries contemplating regulatory frameworks for FMT. Source 5e.
Fecal microbiota transplantation helps restore beneficial bacteria in cancer patients. Researchers have shown that autologous fecal microbiota transplantation (Auto-FMT) is a safe, effective way to replenish beneficial gut bacteria in cancer patients requiring intense antibiotics during allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Source 3n.