Clostridium difficile

Lab	Test name	Contact	Comments
Jan Yperman Ziekenhuis	Clostridium difficile	Bieke Decaesteker Stijn Jonckheere	Sample type: Faeces Frequency: daily (mon-fri) Test type: Xpert C. difficile (GeneXpert, Cepheid) Belac accreditation number 523-MED Version date: 07/07/2022 Accredited:
AZ Delta	Clostridium difficile	Steven Vervaeke/Joke Breyne	SAMPLE TYPE: Faeces FREQUENCY: daily TEST TYPE: CDQCC/GeneXpert Version date: 05/12/2017 Accredited:
GZA St-Augustinus	Clostridium difficile	Philippe Van Lint	This PCR test is performed on faeces (or Copan FecalSwab). Frequency: daily (Monday-Saturday) The gastro PCR is part of the following syndromic panel: Seegene GI-Virus, GI-Parasite and GI-EB Screening assay Parasites Blastocystis hominis Giardia lamblia Dientamoeba fragilis Entamoeba histolytica Cyclospora cayetanensis Cryptosporidium spp. Bacteria Y. enterocolitica Shigella spp./EIEC E. coli O157 C. difficile STEC Salmonella Campylobacter spp. Viruses astrovirus norovirus G2 adenovirus sapovirus norovirus G1 rotavirus BELAC accreditation number 404-MED Accredited:
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg	Clostridium difficile	Dr. Els Oris	Sample Type: Faeces Frequency: Daily Test type: Xpert Clostridium difficile (Cepheid)
AZ St-Jan Brugge - Laboratoriumgeneeskunde	Clostridium difficile	Dr. M. Reynders / Dr. E. Nulens / P. Descheemaeker	SAMPLE TYPE: Stool FREQUENCY: Daily TEST TYPE: TaqMan Array Card in house real time PCR (Species detection and toxin genes A and B) Version date: 17/11/2017
Imelda-Bonheiden	Clostridium difficile	Dr. Johan Frans, Isabel Micalessi	Sample Type: Faeces Frequency: Daily Test type: Xpert C. difficile (GeneXpert, Cepheid)
AZ St-Lucas Brugge	Clostridium difficile	Dr Karel Maelegheer	SAMPLE TYPE: Stool FREQUENCY: 1-3/week TEST TYPE: GI EB Screening Assay Seegene (Starlet) Version date: 26/10/2022
AZ Damiaan Oostende	Clostridium difficile	Ben Vanmassenhove (059/416609)/ Anne-Sophie Hervent	Sample type: fecal swab (300 µl) Frequency: daily (exept Sunday) Allplex GI-EB (Seegene) Version date: 11/08/2023 Accredited: