Point-counterpoint: What is the optimal approach for detection of clostridium difficile infection?

Ferric C. Fang; Christopher R Polage; Mark H. Wilcox

doi:10.1128/JCM.02463-16

Point-counterpoint: What is the optimal approach for detection of clostridium difficile infection?

Ferric C. Fang, Christopher R Polage, Mark H. Wilcox

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

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55 Scopus citations

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	670-680
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	55
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02463-16
State	Published - Mar 1 2017

Keywords

Clostridium difficile
Confirmatory test
Diagnosis
Glutamate dehydrogenase
Naat
Screening test
Toxin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Microbiology (medical)

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Fang, F. C., Polage, C. R., & Wilcox, M. H. (2017). Point-counterpoint: What is the optimal approach for detection of clostridium difficile infection? Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 55(3), 670-680. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02463-16

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