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781. C.difficile PCR+/ Toxin EIA- treat or not treat? A clinician survey

BACKGROUND: C.difficile Toxin Polymerase Chain Reaction (C.diff PCR) and C.difficile Toxin Enzyme Immunoassays (toxin EIA) are commonly used tests to diagnose Clostridoides difficile infection (CDI). C.diff PCR cannot differentiate between colonization and infection, leading to a higher false-positi...

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Autores principales: Nath, Sarath G, Lee, Francesca, Bararia, Anjali, Nijhawan, Ank E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7777793/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.971