C. Difficile

Richard Haupt, MD, MPH, explains how a vaccine can serve as a primary prevention modality against C. difficile.

The FDA has cleared the molecular test which is able to detect presence of the toxin within 70 minutes.

Many US Governors have signed a state proclamation proclaiming November 2017 as Clostridium difficile Infection Awareness Month,

Richard Haupt, MD, MPH, explains why a vaccine to help prevent C. difficile is so needed.

Check out the third portion of our exclusive interview with Maureen Spencer, Accelerate Diagnostics, as we discuss how reducing antibiotics could be key to preventing C. difficile infections.

Maureen Spencer, Accelerate Diagnostics, sat down with Contagion® to discuss the challenges of disinfecting hospital rooms to prevent C. difficile.

Edmond Hooker, MD, DrPH, explains why hospital mattresses are harder to disinfect than other harder surfaces.

In an exclusive interview with Contagion®, Maureen Spencer, Accelerate Diagnostics, discusses different strategies to prevent and control C. difficile in health care facilities.

A testing stewardship effort found that using a “hard stop” alert system may help reduce inappropriate C. difficile testing.

Hospital employees are increasingly using hospital infection rates to highlight gaps in training, education, and staffing.

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Dale N. Gerding, MD, discusses different methods used to prevent CDI recurrence.