New Cleveland Clinic research shows prior exposure to antibiotics and proton pump inhibitors is associated with an increased risk of acquiring Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile infection among hospitalized children.
Preventing a Common Hospital-Acquired Infection
New research suggests that supplementing antibiotic therapy with a butyrate-producing probiotic and prebiotic may make the gut environment unfriendly to C. diff and prevent CD infection.
Antibiotic-Induced Clostridium Difficile Infection: Combating Bacteria with Bacteria
How can we develop therapies to optimize the gut microbiota and its metabolic byproducts to prevent or treat disease? Learn more about this ongoing research in Cleveland Clinic Children’s Pediatric Research Center.