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Lack of Correlation between Bristol Stool Scale and Quantitative Bacterial Load in Clostridium difficile Infection

Decision to test for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is usually made when patients have loose stools with Bristol stool score of ≥5. We aimed to assess the relationship between bacterial load of C. difficile and Bristol stool scale, as well as stool frequency in stool samples collected from pa...

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Published in:Infect Dis (Auckl)
Main Authors: Thabit, Abrar K, Nicolau, David P
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Libertas Academica 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4346303/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25780339
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4137/IDRT.S23079
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