Dual-action antibiotic found that kills C. difficile, preventing reinfections

A team of biochemists at the University of Notre Dame has found a possible new way to treat patients infected with Clostridioides difficile, a type of bacteria that causes serious gastrointestinal problems. In their study, reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group searched medical databases for antibacterial molecules that might work better for patients with C. difficile infections.