Topic
clostridium difficile
23 published works
Worms & Germs Blog
Cats and Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile Infections in People
By Scott Weese
A recent case report in the journal American Journal of Case Reports (Garza et al. 2023) implicated a pet cat as the cause of a person’s recurrent Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile…
Food Safety News
Scientists study connection between Clostridioides difficile and potatoes
The role of food in Clostridioides difficile transmission chains still needs to be clarified, according to a study. Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a notable cause of infectious diarrhea worldwide. Human-to-human transmission…
Food Safety News
Slovenian study reveals low levels of C. difficile in food
Researchers in Slovenia have described results from a long-term, national Clostridioides difficile food surveillance project. Positive results were found in meat, fresh produce and poultry. The three-year period of testing…
Worms & Germs Blog
Polar bears and Clostridium difficile
By Scott Weese
And now for something completely different. We’ve studied Clostridium difficile in my lab for years and we probably have one of the world’s most diverse collections of this important bacterium.…
Worms & Germs Blog
Clostridium difficile, hospital visitation and dog risk
By Scott Weese
A reader has been trying to post a question about an older post on C. difficile in visitation dogs. Here's the question and my answer: Do the dogs have a risk of getting…
Food Safety News
Overuse of Antibiotics Nearly Doubled Clostridium Difficile Infection Rate
By News Desk
The October issue of the American Journal of Infection Control reports on a new study about a topic nobody really wants to think about — deadly diarrhea. It’s what happens when…
Food Poison Journal
Clostridium difficile – C. Difficile – C. Dif
By Bill Marler
Overview Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a spore-forming, gram-positive anaerobic bacillus that produces two toxins: toxin A and toxin B. These toxins typically cause gastrointestinal disease, often with severe complications.…
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Where does Clostridium difficile really come from?
By Scott Weese
It seems like half the people I know have sent me this article about Clostridium difficile for comment. It’s a news article about a New England Journal of Medicine research…
Worms & Germs Blog
C diff sniffing dog
By Scott Weese
About 500 people have sent me this article over the past week, so I guess I should get around to making some comments. The article entitled "Using a dog’s superior olfactory sensitivity…
Food Poison Journal
About Clostridium difficile
By Bill Marler
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a spore-forming, gram-positive anaerobic bacillus that produces two toxins: toxin A and toxin B. These toxins typically cause gastrointestinal disease, often with severe complications. In…