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

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

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40 Citations (Scopus)
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)670-680
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume55
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2017

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Clostridium Infections
Glutamate Dehydrogenase
Clostridium difficile
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
United Kingdom

Keywords

  • Clostridium difficile
  • Confirmatory test
  • Diagnosis
  • Glutamate dehydrogenase
  • Naat
  • Screening test
  • Toxin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)

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Point-counterpoint : What is the optimal approach for detection of clostridium difficile infection? / Fang, Ferric C.; Polage, Christopher R; Wilcox, Mark H.

In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol. 55, No. 3, 01.03.2017, p. 670-680.

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Fang, FC, Polage, CR & Wilcox, MH 2017, 'Point-counterpoint: What is the optimal approach for detection of clostridium difficile infection?', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 670-680. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02463-16
Fang FC, Polage CR, Wilcox MH. Point-counterpoint: What is the optimal approach for detection of clostridium difficile infection? Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2017 Mar 1;55(3):670-680. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02463-16
Fang, Ferric C. ; Polage, Christopher R ; Wilcox, Mark H. / Point-counterpoint : What is the optimal approach for detection of clostridium difficile infection?. In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2017 ; Vol. 55, No. 3. pp. 670-680.
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