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In its spore form, C. diff is perfectly adapted for dispersal on hands and surfaces, where it can survive for prolonged periods in patient rooms and on medical equipment unless physically removed or killed by powerful solutions like bleach.
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In April 1988, a young woman working in the transfusion department of the Clinical Center Hospital at the National Institutes of Health spun down a blood sample and was reaching to recap the top of the test tube.
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Core and supplement infection control strategies for Clostridium difficile discussed recently in Atlanta at the Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections included the following:
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The Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania's office of human research has developed research compliance tools and templates to assist investigators in adhering to Good Clinical Practice.
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The new health care reform bill provides another big influx of federal research funding, and research organizations will need to prepare and apply as quickly as they can, experts say.
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Clinical trial sponsors need to build a business plan for their subject recruitment process, and it should include strategies for building a solution and tracking results, an expert says.
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Research organizations increasingly provide guidance to investigators, assisting them with compliance and regulatory documentation, but typically they leave the Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training to sponsors and others.