Healio

Test restrictions more effective than EHR-based support at reducing C. difficile testing

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lewis and colleagues tested the three EHR-based interventions at three hospitals. The first intervention, ...
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 ...
Business Insider

First Light Diagnostics Receives FDA Clearance for its Rapid Clostridiodes difficile Test ...

CHELMSFORD, Mass., July 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- First Light Diagnostics is developing and commercializing breakthrough automated diagnostic products for rapidly detecting infections and determining ...
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.
News Medical

Testing policy change could reduce the burden of C. diff infections

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 significantly decreased the amount ...
Healio

Two-step testing associated with decreased incidence of hospital-onset C. difficile

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Two-step testing was associated with a decrease in hospital-onset C. difficile infection. Similar decreases were ...
EurekAlert!

Study shows hospital policy allowing nurses to initiate C. difficile testing could reduce ...

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 ...
Medical Xpress

C. diff infections: What to know about these gut bacteria

C. diff, which is short for Clostridioides difficile, is a type of bacteria that may cause serious problems in the digestive system. It is one of the most common causes of diarrhea linked to ...
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.
Becker's Hospital Review

56% Increase in C. diff Due in Part to Improved Detection

Hospitals that switched Clostridium difficile testing from nonmolecular to molecular methods recorded a 56 percent increase in recorded C. diff cases after the change, according to an article ...
Becker's ASC

C. Diff testing lower than expected during IBD diagnosis, study finds

Testing for Clostridium difficile infection is significantly lower than expected during diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, the official ...