The never-ending struggle with laboratory testing for Clostridium difficile infection

J Comp Eff Res. 2016 Mar;5(2):113-6. doi: 10.2217/cer-2016-0001. Epub 2016 Mar 1.

Authors

Christopher R Polage^{1

2}, Joanna V Turkiewicz¹, Stuart H Cohen²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA.

PMID: 26930504
DOI: 10.2217/cer-2016-0001

No abstract available

Keywords: Clostridium difficile; diagnostic testing; diarrhea; healthcare associated infection; outcomes.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification*
Clostridium Infections / diagnosis*
Cross Infection / diagnosis*
Humans
Laboratories, Hospital*