C. diff was detected in 18 percent of the participants using real-time PCR detection. Of the patients with detected C. diff, 72 percent had asymptomatic C. diff colonization.

The superbug Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, can cause dangerous gut infections. There are limited options for treating it, and patients often experience reinfection, which can be deadly.

A PCR-based approach for identifying C. diff genetic material helped to reduce the rate of false-negative tests, which allowed hospital staff to accurately quarantine infected patients. 4.

The primary outcome was FMT efficacy, or lack of C. diff recurrence up to week 8, defined as diarrhea and a positive EIA toxin test. Secondary outcomes included post-treatment decolonization ...

Cooper and colleagues conducted a retrospective study of patients at 83 hospitals from Nov. 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015, who triggered an RTCST alert for C. difficile infection (CDI).

The patients died after contracting a new strain of the superbug Clostridium difficile (C. diff). Health Protection Scotland says it is the first time the strain, named ribotype 332, has been ...

We conducted a prospective study of 385 patients who had community-acquired pneumonia with use of a modified polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay that detects amplified DNA by enzyme immunoassay (EIA ...

C. diff is a bacterial infection of the digestive system. In 2011, there were about 2,000 C. diff-related deaths, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The superbug Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection rate at Wales' biggest health board is still above average but has improved, new figures show. Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board was ...