Becker's Hospital Review

EMR ‘nudge’ cuts unneeded C. diff tests, study finds

An EMR-based alert helped reduce unnecessary orders for testing for Clostridioides difficile infection in hospitals, according to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
News Medical

Reducing inappropriate C. difficile testing with a diagnostic stewardship approach

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 ...
EurekAlert!

Study shows hospital policy allowing nurses to initiate C. difficile testing could reduce infection spread and associated morbidity

Arlington, Va., May 11, 2023 – A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) suggests that allowing bedside nurses to independently order testing for C. difficile ...
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.
Becker's Hospital Review

Illinois Hospitals Release First-Time Data on C. Diff, MRSA Lab Test Rates

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced the publication of the first infection surveillance data on Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus rates from lab ...
Healio

Repeat PCR testing ‘should not be used’ to predict recurrent C. difficile infection

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Saha and colleagues conducted a prospective study of 50 patients (median age, 51 years; 66% female) with CDI at ...
The St. Augustine Record

DR. ROACH | Tests for C. diff can be wrong

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 ...
FierceBiotech

Finch's C. diff drug cleared of FDA hold, but loose ends leave timing for phase 3 restart unclear

Ten days after Finch Therapeutics let go 20% of its workforce, the winds have changed. The FDA has lifted a clinical hold on the biotech’s donor-derived microbiome drug for Clostridioides difficile, ...
STAT

Her son needed a fecal transplant for a fearsome C. diff infection. Getting one required a tortuous journey

Her son had been sick for four months when Blanca Morales started asking about a transplant. It had started with a case of ...
Labroots

Previously Unknown Membrane-Bound Organelles Key to C. difficile's Iron Defense

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff), a notorious spore-forming anaerobe, poses a significant global public health threat, claiming over 29,000 lives annually. Particularly menacing for those over 65, ...
Altoona Mirror

C. diff case has become hard to treat

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 76-year-old male who is in relatively good health. For the past six months, I have been experiencing diarrhea on and off. I initially spoke to my general physician, and he ...