Tests for the Clostridium difficile infection are missing up to 20% of cases and falsely diagnosing thousands of others, researchers have said. A study by St George's, University of London, and St ...

Most laboratories have begun using polymerase chain reaction assays, or the PCR technique, as opposed to enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay detection, also known as ELISA testing, to diagnose ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the United States, C. difficile is estimated to cause 500,000 infections per year, and roughly one in 11 ...