New Treatment Using Human Antibodies To Target Harmful Toxins May Protect Against C. Difficile

... A new therapeutic method using human antibodies to neutralize toxins was found to prevent Clostridium difficile-induced death in hamsters say researchers from New Jersey and Massachusetts. C. difficile is the leading cause of nosocomial antibiotic-associated diarrhea, often resulting from the administration of antibiotics such as clindamycin, ampicillin, or cephalosporins. C. difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD) effects approximately 300,000 patients per year in the U.S. alone. ...