Current hospital tests for the bacterium Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) are not accurate enough and a new two-stage process should be introduced to avoid misdiagnosis and its consequences. These ...

BLACKSBURG, Va., Feb. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- TECHLAB, Inc., today announced its products meet the updated Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile from The Infectious Disease Society ...

Clostridium difficile infection is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections in adults in the United States. Older Americans are especially vulnerable to CDI, 2 and this infection has ...

A doctor checks on a patient laying in a hospital bed. The use of a NAAT for diagnosing Clostridium difficile infection demonstrated a significant reduced length of stay for patients compared with a ...

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Great Basin Corporation, a privately held life sciences company developing novel, sample-to-result molecular diagnostic solutions, today announced the initiation of ...

Clostridium bacteria, computer illustration. Clostridia are spore-forming bacteria that include several human pathogenic species, C. difficile, C. tetani, C. botulinum, C. perfringens, and others. C.

Arlington, Va., May 11, 2023 – A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) suggests that allowing bedside nurses to independently order testing for C. difficile ...

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ACG Stool Transplants Stop 90% of C difficile Recurrences Fecal microbiota transplants, also known as stool transplants, succeeded in 91% of patients with recurrent C difficile infections who had ...