After infection control teams in the Netherlands and Vancouver, Canada, reported success in using dogs to sniff out patients with Clostridium difficile, Toronto researchers want to know whether ...

diff toxin test, has made its commercial debut ... diff and represents a significant and much-needed advance in infection control,” said Stephen Young, Professor Emeritus of Pathology at ...

Physicians and nurses don’t seem to agree on which risk factors are considered most important when determining whether or not to test patients for Clostridium difficile, according to a study ...

Two tests must be carried out to diagnose cases of Clostridium difficile in hospital patients, according to latest guidance from the Department of Health. The DH said new research had shown that the ...

But Clair Honnor, associate director for infection control ... is the same as the original one-stage test that looks for the toxins associated with C.diff and the third stage involves culturing ...