CHELMSFORD, Mass., Nov. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- First Light Biosciences, a developer of breakthrough automated diagnostic products for rapid, sensitive, and cost-effective diagnostic tests for ...

Clostridium difficile infection is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections in adults in the United States. Older Americans are especially vulnerable to CDI, 2 and this infection has ...

BOSTON – Estimated to cause almost half a million infections per year, the bacterium Clostridioides difficile, also known as C. difficile or “C. diff,” can cause diarrhea and inflammation of the large ...

Singulex’s Clarity C. diff toxin A/B assay, a rapid C. diff toxin test, has made its commercial debut, the company announced. “The Clarity toxin A/B assay offers a new approach to testing for C. diff ...

CHELMSFORD, Mass., July 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- First Light Diagnostics is developing and commercializing breakthrough automated diagnostic products for rapidly detecting infections and determining ...

A single Clostridium difficile infection presents an array of challenges for hospitals. A December 2015 study in the American Journal of Infection Control found C. difficile infections can increase ...

Therefore, a two-step diagnostic algorithm with a rapid highly sensitive screening method to identify positive samples, to be confirmed by gold standard, should be strongly recommended. Some ...

The panelist discusses how recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections involve complex differential diagnosis, including persistent infection, reinfection, and other gastrointestinal conditions.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of a segment of the toxin A gene was used to detect toxigenic Clostridium difficile directly ...

Infection with the pathogen Clostridium difficile is a significant source of healthcare-associated infections and estimated to account for 12 percent of all HAIs in the U.S.1 C. diff infection is the ...

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 test ...