Clostridioides difficile is an intestinal pathogen of humans and animals. In community-associated infections, the environment is suggested to play a significant role in overall transmission routes. Although the prevalence of C. difficile in freshwater and soil has been widely studied, …

Steroid usage poses a risk of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), but high-dose corticosteroid treatment can lead to false-negative CD toxin test results. Moreover, CDI-induced nausea can complicate administration of oral antibiotics, which are typically the primary therapy for CDI. In the pre …

Patients with IBD have an increased risk for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), which can lead to worse IBD outcomes. The diagnosis of CDI in IBD patients is complicated by higher C. difficile colonization rates and shared clinical symptoms of intestinal inflammation. Traditional risk factors …

A Memorial Healthcare study shows updated C difficile testing guidelines led to a 20% reduction in inappropriate tests, improving diagnostic accuracy and preventing unnecessary treatments.

LAMP method is an effective technique for the rapid and visual detection of the tcdA gene of C. difficile, and shows potential advantages over PCR in terms of speed, simplicity, and sensitivity. The tcdA-LAMP assay is particularly suitable for medical diagnostic environments wit …

Clostridioides difficile detection in community settings is time-intensive, resulting in delays in diagnosing and quarantining infected individuals. However, with the advent of semi-automated devices and improved algorithms in recent decades, the ability to discern CDI infection from asymptom …

The certification makes the ClonoSeq assay available to EU patients and enables Adaptive to process EU clinical trial samples in its US laboratory.

MP Biomedicals’ tests detect Helicobacter pylori, Salmonella typhi, and Vibrio cholerae serogroups O1 and O139.

The latest market intelligence report published by CMI with the title Global Clostridium Difficile Diagnostics And Treatment Market 2024 Growth Opportunities and Forecast provides actionable insights on Medical Devices industry The report provides demand analysis industry insights competitive intelligence and ...

Concurrent cytomegalovirus infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease presents a significant clinical challenge due to its associated morbidity and mortality. Diagnosing and managing this condition is particularly difficult, especially regarding the initiation or continuation of immunosup …

Diagnostic stewardship helped reduce the number of inappropriate tests ordered for Clostridioides difficile by 20 percentage points in a Florida health care system, according to a study.

Multistep algorithms for CDI diagnosis are widely used in line with published recommendations. Most respondents reported rejection of formed stool for CDI testing, but few reported rejection of testing in infants and patients taking laxatives, suggesting these may be areas of opportunity for laborat …

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Multiplex GI panel testing effectively detects enteric pathogens associated with diarrhea in hospitalized subjects. The etiology remains undiagnosed in 75% of cases. Factors contributing to negative test results should be considered before implementing the tests.

Multiplex GI panel testing effectively detects enteric pathogens associated with diarrhea in hospitalized subjects. The etiology remains undiagnosed in 75% of cases. Factors contributing to negative test results should be considered before implementing the tests.

Dataintelo recently unveiled its latest report detailing the global Molecular Clostridium Difficile Diagnostic Equipment market which was valued at USD XX Billion in 2023 This exhaustively researched study projects that the market will go on to reach a striking USD ...

Better diagnostic tools are needed to improve the diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI) and reduce the overtreatment of colonized children. In this study, we evaluated two polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays (Cepheid GeneXpert C. difficile and the Gastroenteritis PC …

The rapid detection of the spore form of Clostridioides difficile has remained a challenge for clinicians. To address this, we have developed a novel, precise, microwave-enhanced approach for near-spontaneous release of DNA from C. difficile spores via a bespoke microwave lysis platfor …

This study compared the performance of two commercial molecular assays, the STANDARD M10 Clostridioides difficile assay (M10) and the Xpert C. difficile assay (Xpert), for detecting toxigenic C. difficile in stool specimens. A total of 487 consecutive stool specimens submitted f …

This study compared the performance of two commercial molecular assays, the STANDARD M10 Clostridioides difficile assay (M10) and the Xpert C. difficile assay (Xpert), for detecting toxigenic C. difficile in stool specimens. A total of 487 consecutive stool specimens submitted f …

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The rapid detection of the spore form of Clostridioides difficile has remained a challenge for clinicians. To address this, we have developed a novel, precise, microwave-enhanced approach for near-spontaneous release of DNA from C. difficile spores via a bespoke microwave lysis platfor …

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. diff), guided by the principles of diagnostic ...

This study synthesized core/shell gold-platinum nanoparticles and characterized their colorimetric properties; ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy revealed that the synthesized nanoparticles exhibited distinct colors from conventional gold nanoparticles. Furthermore, the nanoparticles were subjected to …

Clostridioides difficile is an important nosocomial pathogen increasingly observed in the community and in different non-human reservoirs. The epidemiology a...

Microbial strains of variable functional capacities coexist in microbiomes. Current bioinformatics methods of strain analysis cannot provide the direct linkage between strain composition and their gene contents from metagenomic data. Here we present Strain-level Pangenome Decomp …

PCR ribotype 176 strains have almost the same tcdC gene sequence as PCR ribotype 027, resulting in misidentification of this PCR ribotype by the Xpert C. difficile/Epi assay. Information about presumptive positive results based on deletion in the tcdC gene should be treated with caution or disregard …