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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...
Autores principales: | Kamboj, Mini, Babady, N. Esther, Marsh, Jane W., Schlackman, Jessica L., Son, Crystal, Sun, Janet, Eagan, Janet, Tang, Yi-Wei, Sepkowitz, Kent |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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