BOSTON — Clostridium difficile patients whose illness was diagnosed using PCR or nucleic acid amplification tests, or NAATs, more frequently received treatment within 4 hours compared with those ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A single-step nucleic acid amplification test in combination with a strict stool rejection policy detected more cases of Clostridium difficile compared with a combination of ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I had two previous episodes of C. diff and was treated with vancomycin. My stool tests the first time were negative. Recently, I got the same symptoms, and the doctor did a stool ...

In another study, researchers showed that levels of C difficile detected with PCR were much, much lower than those detected with other methods of testing (J Clin Microbiol. 2013;51:3624-3630 ).

The article describes efforts to reduce transmission of C. diff at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, R.I., by 75 percent between 2006 and 2012 through this six step approach: 1.

C. diff rise due to 'gene switch' ... NHS trusts have a target to cut C. difficile infections by 30% by 2010/11. ... In the past five years, a new group of highly virulent C. difficile strains has ...

A new study found the rates of C. difficile infections, commonly referred to as C. diff, were 15 percent higher in hospitals that use reusable sharps containers than in hospitals that use single ...

Enter “C. diff ” as the search term to find an entire library of great policies and in-service training material. From the March 01, 2012 Issue of McKnight's Long-Term Care News ...

The patients died after contracting a new strain of the superbug Clostridium difficile (C. diff). ... 'This is the first published report of C difficile PCR ribotype 332 in the UK and worldwide.

After treatment with the fake poop, both elderly women were symptom-free within three days and tested negative for C. diff six months later, said co-author Dr. Elaine Petrof, an infectious disease ...