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Researchers Find Ultrasensitive Stool Toxin Detection and Concentration Correlated with Severe Baseline In Hospitalized Patients With C. difficile Infection

Ultrasensitive and quantitative toxin measurement correlates with baseline severity, severe outcomes, and recurrence among hospitalized patients with Clostridioides difficile infection Carolyn D Alonso, Ciarán P Kelly, Kevin W Garey, Anne J Gonzales-Luna, David Williams, Kaitlyn Daugherty, Christine Cuddemi, Javier Villafuerte-Gálvez, Nicole C White, Xinhua Chen, Hua Xu, Rebecca Sprague, Caitlin…

C Diff Foundation Welcomes Dr. Sahil Khanna, M.B.B.S.

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Sahil Khanna as a Member of the C Diff Foundation and Medical Advisory Board.

Dr. Sahil Khanna is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. He is directing the Comprehensive Gastroenterology Interest group, C. difficile Clinic, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation program and C. difficilerelated…

First Isolation of C.diff. PCR Ribotype 027 and Epidemiological Research of CDI in Hospitalized Adults In Tongji Hospital, Central China

Abstract

Author Information: Zhou Y1, Mao L2, Yu J2, Lin Q2, Luo Y2, Zhu X3, Sun Z4.

BACKGROUND:

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is an emerging healthcare problem in the world. The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic epidemiological research of CDI in Tongji hospital, the central of China.

METHODS:

Stool samples from hospitalized adults suspected of CDI were enrolled. The…