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Outcomes in patients tested for Clostridium difficile toxins

Clostridium difficile testing is shifting from toxin detection to C. difficile detection. Yet, up to 60% of patients with C. difficile by culture test negative for toxins and it is unclear if they are infected or carriers. We reviewed medical records for 7,046 inpatients with a C. difficile toxin te...

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Main Authors: Polage, Christopher R., Chin, David L., Leslie, Jhansi L., Tang, Jevon, Cohen, Stuart H., Solnick, Jay V.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3496840/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23009731
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.08.019
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