Infection with the pathogen Clostridium difficile is a significant source of healthcare-associated infections and estimated to account for 12 percent of all HAIs in the U.S.1 C. diff infection is the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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