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. 2014 Sep;52(9):3437-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01303-14. Epub 2014 Jul 16.

The Bristol stool scale and its relationship to Clostridium difficile infection

Daniel A Caroff  1 , Paul H Edelstein  2 , Keith Hamilton  3 , David A Pegues  4 ; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program
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The Bristol stool scale and its relationship to Clostridium difficile infection

Daniel A Caroff et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Sep.

Abstract

The Bristol stool form scale classifies the relative density of stool samples. In a prospective cohort study, we investigated the associations between stool density, C. difficile assay positivity, hospital-onset C. difficile infection, complications, and severity of C. difficile. We describe associations between the Bristol score, assay positivity, and clinical C. difficile infection.

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