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.

Clostridium difficile infection is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections in adults in the United States. Older Americans are especially vulnerable to CDI, 2 and this infection has ...

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 ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A potential undesirable effect of multistage testing is differential speededness, which happens if some of the test takers run out of time ...

A differential blood count is a blood test to check your white blood cell levels, which can indicate the presence of infection, disease, or an allergic reaction. Your doctor might order it as part of ...

Singulex’s Clarity C. diff toxin A/B assay, a rapid C. diff toxin test, has made its commercial debut, the company announced. “The Clarity toxin A/B assay offers a new approach to testing for C. diff ...

With its 400-MHz bandwidth, the HVD3220 differential probe from Teledyne LeCroy permits in-circuit GaN and SiC system testing. The high-voltage probe carries a 1500-VDC CAT III rating, as well as a ...

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.

After the first year of interventions at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital, there was a 63% decrease in hospital-onset C. diff cases as compared to the two years prior. Through a series of interventions ...

Someone once said, “To be or not to be: that is the question.” We don’t know about that or what that question really means. It seems to us that one day around the age of three, we just were. Do you ...

THE increasing pressure of academic specialization raises the question of whether we can discover a test of differential aptitude for advanced work in arts and science subjects respectively. In a ...

I have the following bash script which tests 2 jpgs and displays a message if they are different.<br><br> diff -a --brief fullsize.jpg fullsize.jpg.bak<br> echo "diff=$?"<br> if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then<br> ...