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Reminding doctors which antibiotics to prescribe cuts C. difficile infection rates

A study published today in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy1 provides the best available evidence that cases of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)---one of the most common and increasing types of hospital-acquired infection---can be reduced in hospital wards if doctors prescribe narrow-spectrum antibiotics rather than broad-spectrum agents. Researchers at the Royal Free Hospit...

Understanding why C. difficile causes disease -- it's hungry

"The genes responsible for toxin production only seem to be expressed during periods of nutrient deprivation. This is consi...

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Genetic Code Of C.difficile Cracked

The Quebec strain of C.difficile’s genetic code is reported to have been cracked by the researchers from the McGill University. This will enable faster diagnosis and treatment of the ailment which causes severe diarrhea,// abdominal pain, and fever, according to the Jewish General Hospital’s Dasval. The strain has caused infections to breakout in nursing homes and hospitals in Quebec. The search...

Rising Rates Of C.Difficile Infection Among Non-Hospitalized Patients

Report of the rising rates of infection with C.difficile among the general public has led to concerns regarding the mutation of the microorganism into a more virulent form.// It was previously thought that the infection could only manifest in individuals with resistance to antibiotics. The high incidence of the infection even among non-hospitalized patients has created much panic amo...

Superbug C.difficile Causes Nine Deaths In Montreal Hospital

Honore-Mercier hospital in St.Hyacinthe, 65 km south east of Montreal has had an outbreak of Clostridium difficile related diarrhoea which is still to be contained// . 22 patients ,elderly people who had other ailments as well have been affected. The infection has been linked to the death of nine patients since July and is believed have been responsible for around 2000 deaths in Que...

Controlling C Difficile in the Community Could Cut Infection Rates in Hospitals

Screening people for Clostridium difficile before they are admitted to hospital may be one way to help control rising rates of infection, says a doctor// in today’s BMJ. Recent data published by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) show that each year in England around 7,000 inpatients have MRSA infections and more than 50,000 inpatients aged 65 years and over have C difficile infection...

Understanding Why C. Difficile Causes Disease -- It's Hungry

Researchers studying the genetics behind why C. difficile causes disease have come to a simple conclusion -- the bacteria do it because they are starving. That just might help them find a new treatment for what can sometimes be a very difficult disease to treat. "The genes responsible for toxin production only seem to be expressed during periods of nutrient deprivation. This is consis...

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Clostridium Difficile Toxin A RAPYDTEST®

Description:Clostridium difficile Toxin A Rapydtest® is a fast, simple and highly sensitive test for the rapid and reliable detection of C. difficile Toxins A in faeces....
Company:DiaSys Corporation

Premier C. difficile Toxin A

Description:ELISA for the detection of C. difficile toxin A in stool specimens...
Company:Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

BD ColorPAC Toxin A C. difficile Rapid Toxin A Test

Description:BD ColorPAC Toxin A C. difficile Rapid Toxin A Test gives your laboratory clear-cut results in as little as 10 minutes. When it might be C. difficile, you can't afford to wait. For any laboratory that performs only a few tests a day or sends out its suspected C. difficile samples for testing, ColorPAC Toxin A C. difficile Rapid Toxin A Test will cut costs and minimize your time-to-results while p...
Company:BD Diagnostic Systems

VIDAS Clostridium difficile (Toxin A) assay

Description:VIDAS tests are presented in individual, ready to use form. Each test is composed of a strip and a SPR. The strip contains all the reagent required for the reaction (buffer, conjugate and substrate.) The SPR (Solid Phase Receptacle) is a plastic pippette-like device. Its inside surface is coated with the antigen or antibody depending on the assay and will act as a sampling device....
Company:bioMerieux, Inc.

Bartels® C. Difficile Toxin A Antigen EIA with Controls

Description:Bartels Clostridium difficile Toxin A Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) is intended for the qualitative detection of Clostridium difficile Toxin A in human faecal specimens as an aid in the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-associated disease....
Company:Trinity Biotech

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Genzyme Announces Data from First Phase 3 Study of Tolevamer in Patients with C. difficile Associated Diarrhea

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 06, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Genzyme Corp. announced top-line data today from the first of twoPhase 3 clinical studies to assess the safety and efficacy oftolevamer liquid, an investigational, non-antibiotic, polymertherapy for patients with Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea(CDAD). The second Phase 3 study of tolevamer liquid is fullyenrolled and resul...