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Lab M culture media for Clostridium difficile

21 August 2008 New data show that England and Wales have experienced a sustained increase in the number of death certificates mentioning Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) in recent years, including a dramatic 72% increase from 2005 to 2006 (Office for National Statistics, May 2008). C. difficile is one of the major causes of hospital-acquired infections. At any one time, over 1.4 million people worldwide are suffering from infections acquired in hospital*. Lab M’s Brazier CCEY agar, which is based on the market leading Fastidious Anaerobe Agar, provides rapid and reliable detection of this disease-causing bacterium.