After the superbug, it might soon be the ‘superfungi’. The organisms, known to be opportunistic pathogens causing infection in critically-ill patients, are fast turning drug-resistant.

After rising for months, C. difficile infections at The Ottawa Hospital spiked in December, with 15 new cases at the hospital’s General campus and 12 at the Civic.

By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Saturday, January 19, 2013 OCALA — Four months ago, Vilinda York’s eyesight went dim, her body dripped sweat and her head throbbed so badly she couldn’t hear the paramedics banging on her front door. Thanksgiving came, then Christmas, then New Year’s Day. Today, York remains in the hospital, dealing with the mysterious effects of what should have been routine …

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The half-century old medical procedure has long been a measure of last resort, its mere mention enough to make a room full of doctors wrinkle their noses and laugh like schoolchildren: When a patient suffers from a gastrointestinal infection that keeps…

PNEUMONIA is the leading cause of death in Davao City for two straight years, according to the City Health Office (CHO) on Tuesday. Records from the CHO revealed that the disease has been ranked as number one among the top 10 leading causes of mortalit…

The synthetic ‘poo’ could cure potentially fatal infections caused by the C Difficile superbug, say scientists from the University of Guelph in Canada.

Though childish songs make crude jokes , there’s nothing funny about diarrhea. Aside from the painful, twisting feeling in your guts, there’s just something psychologically upsetting about losing control of your bowels. It’s embarrassing. It’s disgusting. And we’ve all been there. [caption id=”attachment_2480″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ caption=”Micrograph of C. difficile bacteria from a …

Canadian scientists have created an artificial stool that cures bouts of Clostridium difficile (C. diff). This toxin-producing bacterium causes serious intestinal infections responsible for the deaths of some patients.

TORONTO – Researchers have created a synthetic “poop” aimed at treating recurrent infections of C. difficile, a toxin-producing bacterium that causes severe and often debilitating diarrhea.