by microbiologics | Mar 9, 2017 | Clinical
What is Clostridium difficile? Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive spore-forming anaerobe that can be found in the stomach and intestines of healthy people. The bacterium was first described in 1935 by Hall and O’Toole who named “difficile” because they were...
by microbiologics | Nov 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Written By: Robert C. Jerris, Ph.D. D (ABMM) Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA A simple tubing trip down a rushing river; an encounter with a rock resulting in a small abrasion on the knee; a life threatening...
