Differences in outcome according to Clostridium difficile testing method: A prospective multicentre diagnostic validation study of C difficile infection

Background: Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection is controversial because of many laboratory methods, compounded by two reference methods. Cytotoxigenic culture detects toxigenic C difficile and gives a positive result more frequently (eg, because of colonisation, which means that individual...

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Autores principales: Planche, T, Davies, K, Coen, P, Finney, J, Monahan, I, Morris, K, O'Connor, L, Oakley, S, Pope, C, Wren, M, Shetty, N, Crook, D, Wilcox, M
Formato: Journal article
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2013