This abstract tackles some of these. The authors studied the kinetics of PCR positivity in C. diff and whether test positivity during or after treatment was a marker for recurrence. The average ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A single-step nucleic acid amplification ... and real-time polymerase chain reaction for the nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) in combination with a stool rejection ...

Gastroenterologists rely on testing to identify C diff infections, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are largely replacing ELISA assays. "PCR is an excellent, extremely sensitive test for ...

Because those drugs destroy healthy, protective bacteria in the gut, C. diff is allowed to overpopulate the large intestine. C. diff is typically treated with a different antibiotic, but can ...

Major teaching hospitals, hospitals with more than 400 beds and those with high community-onset rates continue to have the highest risk for both C. diff and MRSA, the announcement said.