In the video, Dr. Carolyn Gould, a medical epidemiologist in the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion at CDC, discusses which patients should be tested for C. diff, which testing methods are ...

Of 1358 patients screened by investigators, 1317 were enrolled in the study and randomly assigned in a 1:1:1:1 ratio to receive C difficile vaccine lot 1 (18–000738), C difficile vaccine lot 2 ...

After clinicians implemented the new guidelines, the percentage of unnecessary C. diff tests fell from 31.1% (among 106 patients) to 11% (224 patients). Automation in action: Inside Priority ...

Results show: After the policy change, there were a relatively even proportion of physicians and nurses ordering the stool PCR labs (51.1% vs 48.9%, respectively).

At the Canadian facility, between Nov. 19, 2013, and March 7, 2015, admitted patients were screened for C. diff toxin B gene with polymerase chain reaction on a rectal swab.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have an immunoglobulion A (IgA) deficiency and have had to take many antibiotics over the years.But I have never contracted Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) until I took ...

Pfizer advances second-generation C. diff vaccine with Phase 2 data expected in 2025. Analyst maintains cautious optimism as investor sentiment remains muted on vaccine efforts. PPI and Industrial ...