Challenges in the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
⁴ Division Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Health System and VA Ann Arbor Health Services Research and Development Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Paul M Corsello et al. Gastroenterology. 2014 Jun.

. 2014 Jun;146(7):1820-2.

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.04.013. Epub 2014 Apr 24.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
⁴ Division Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Health System and VA Ann Arbor Health Services Research and Development Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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