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. 2014 Feb;52(2):632-4.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02177-13. Epub 2013 Nov 20.

Impact of changes in Clostridium difficile testing practices on stool rejection policies and C. difficile positivity rates across multiple laboratories in the United States

Jessica Cohen  1 , Brandi Limbago, Ghinwa Dumyati, Stacy Holzbauer, Helen Johnston, Rebecca Perlmutter, John Dunn, Joelle Nadle, Carol Lyons, Erin Phipps, Zintars Beldavs, Leigh Ann Clark, Fernanda C Lessa; CDC's Clostridium difficile Infection Surveillance Investigators
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Impact of changes in Clostridium difficile testing practices on stool rejection policies and C. difficile positivity rates across multiple laboratories in the United States

Jessica Cohen et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Feb.

Abstract

We describe the adoption of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) for Clostridium difficile diagnosis and their impact on stool rejection policies and C. difficile positivity rates. Of the laboratories with complete surveys, 51 (43%) reported using NAAT in 2011. Laboratories using NAAT had stricter rejection policies and increased positivity rates.

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