C. Difficile

August 29th 2025

This week, expert insights highlighted progress in reducing C difficile with electronic hand hygiene monitoring, advancing HIV prevention with lenacapavir, updating COVID-19 vaccines for high-risk groups, and more.

August 28th 2025

C difficile remains a major healthcare-associated infection. Despite clear guidelines, hand hygiene compliance often falls short, creating gaps between policy and practice. A case study from a hospital showed that after implementing an electronic hand hygiene monitoring system with behavior prompts, compliance improved.

August 25th 2025

Systematic review finds FMT and standardized microbiome products outperform antibiotics in efficacy and safety.

August 18th 2025

C difficile carriers faced a higher baseline risk for hospital-onset infection compared to noncarriers, and this risk was not significantly influenced by antibiotic use.