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Estimating Risk of C. difficile Transmission from PCR Positive but Cytotoxin Negative Cases

BACKGROUND: The use of molecular methods to diagnose Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has improved diagnostic yield compared to conventional methods. However, PCR testing can detect colonization and has introduced several practical challenges pertaining to need for treatment and isolation of ca...

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Autores principales: Kamboj, Mini, Babady, N. Esther, Marsh, Jane W., Schlackman, Jessica L., Son, Crystal, Sun, Janet, Eagan, Janet, Tang, Yi-Wei, Sepkowitz, Kent
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3921148/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24523882
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088262