C. difficile Toxin A & B Detection by EIA For more than 20 years the detection of toxin A/B from fecal samples by immunoenzymatic methods has been the cornerstone of laboratory CDI diagnosis ...

In addition to C. difficile being a financial burden, the emergence of a more virulent strain of C. difficile (BI/NAP1) is alarming. BI/NAP1 is capable of producing 16-23 times the amount of ...

Currently, C. difficile is first treated with antibiotics like vancomycin, against which the bacteria has not developed a resistance. Fecal transplant only is employed to fight repeated infections ...

Currently, C. difficile is first treated with antibiotics like vancomycin, against which the bacteria has not developed a resistance. Fecal transplant only is employed to fight repeated infections ...

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About 500,000 C. difficile infections occur in the U.S. each year, and 15,000 people die from it, the Cleveland Clinic says.

Key Takeaways Fecal transplant performs as well as antibiotics against C. difficile infection About as many infections resolved with fecal transplant as did with the antibiotic vancomycin C. difficile ...