A new vaccine provides hope for treating and even preventing the highly contagious and difficult-to-treat Clostridioides difficile infection, more commonly known as C. difficile or C. diff.

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With no approved vaccines to date, C. diff causes nearly 30,000 deaths each year in the US, and recurrent infections with the bacterium make up 10%-15% of all hospital-treated infections.

A nerve biopsy involves the process of removing a small length of a peripheral nerve for histologic examination under the microscope. Several nerves can be biopsied but the major requirement for ...

University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia researchers have developed the first mRNA Clostridioides difficile vaccine — and it's shown promising results in animal models.

Muscle biopsy is a minor surgical procedure that involves making an incision in the skin to obtain a few small pieces of the underlying muscle for detailed histologic, histochemical, or biochemical ...

Initially used to combat recurring Clostridium difficile (C. diff ... safety of donor stool and studying response to FMT in biopsy samples." Touching upon the future of FMT and how this transplant ...

These could cause heavy bleeding during your procedure, especially if you have a biopsy, which is the removal of a tiny piece of tissue for testing. Lastly, let your doctor know if you’re pregnant.

The liver biopsy has long been the gold standard for the evaluation of the state of liver disease in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Although a liver biopsy continues to be a recommended part ...

Learning as much as you can may help you feel ready to talk with doctors about your care. Mammograms help find signs of cancer, but breast cancer can only be diagnosed through a biopsy procedure. You ...

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EXpressCT expands the application of the company’s pipeline of RNA-based gene expression signatures and diagnostic tests to cell-free DNA (cfDNA) liquid biopsy samples, including blood and urine.