difficile Multilocus sequence typing studies suggest that there are five lineages of C. difficile PCR ribotypes; 027, 017, 023, 078 and a large group including the rest of the PCR ribotypes.

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Pfizer's vaccine for Clostridium difficile (C. diff) looks like it may join a growing list of candidates that have been shelved or delayed, after the shot failed to meet its primary objective in a ...

The ongoing trial is testing the therapy – RBX2660 – as a treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection or C. diff, a bacterium that causes diarrhoea and inflammation in the colon and is a ...

However, eight days after Sophie was born at the Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH), it was discovered that a swab had been left inside Aisha, putting her at risk of potentially ...

World Athletics proposes as the pre-clearance requirement that athletes would have to undergo a cheek swab test for the SRY gene. ‘The required test will be for the SRY gene and, if required ...

Two tests are being used to test for bacteria almost instantly through a throat swab and a finger prick ... The finger prick test, also known as a C-reactive protein (CRP) test, has been trialled ...

Tinidazole is a structural analog of metronidazole and has been available in Europe for more than 2 decades. After activation, its toxic intermediates covalently bind to DNA, resulting in DNA ...

This indicator covers the incidence of healthcare associated infections from Clostridium difficile (C. diff). It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to ...

An international study of cancer patients with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI ... would safely reduce antibiotic duration compared with usual care, in which C-reactive protein is used to ...

Using data from a commercial insurance claims database, the researchers found that the incidence of C difficile infection (CDI) among individuals living with a family member who had CDI was more than ...