Becker's Hospital Review

Researchers use email spam filter-like algorithm to identify C. diff risk

A study published in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, may help create a test to predict which hospital patients are at the highest risk of developing a ...
EurekAlert!

Diagnostic stewardship approach to C. diff reduces unnecessary testing

Arlington, Va. — June 27, 2024 — A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) describes the outcome of a new approach to testing for Clostridioides difficile (C.
The American Journal of Managed Care

Two-Step Testing Helps Predict and Treat Recurrent C difficile Infection

This study explores the effectiveness of toxin testing in predicting Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) outcomes, revealing that patients with negative toxin results were less likely to ...
Becker's Hospital Review

56% Increase in C. diff Due in Part to Improved Detection

56% Increase in C. diff Due in Part to Improved Detection Hospitals that switched Clostridium difficile testing from nonmolecular to molecular methods recorded a 56 percent increase in recorded C.
NBC4 Columbus

Decubitus Ulcers: C-diff and Recurrent C-diff Both Expected Complications

— Greg Vigna, M.D., J.D. SANTA BARBARA, CA, UNITED STATES, August 3, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- “Prolonged IV antibiotics are necessary for the treatment of Grade ...