Among 130 C difficile PCR-positive patient encounters, the investigators determined 61.5% (n = 80) were toxin EIA negative and 38.5% (n = 50) were toxin EIA positive.

Once you’ve treated someone for C. diff, I would not check a C. diff PCR to document clearance. If symptoms are suggestive of recurrent C. diff infection, then get the test.

The Singulex Clarity C. diff toxins A/B assay was shown to be as sensitive as PCR-based methods and more specific than traditional immunoassays.

The presence of binary toxin-producing C. difficile has been linked to increased disease severity, mortality and disease recurrence. In addition, strains of C. difficile have been documented that ...

Thanks to multi-disciplinary risk assessment process, Rhode Island Hospital saw hospital-onset Clostridium difficile (C.diff) drop 70 percent while deaths associated with the hospital-acquired ...