title: Laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea: microbiologists (should) do it with culture.
authors.forename: A Sasha
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Jaksic
authors.forename: Graeme R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Nimmo
authors.forename: Brian W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Dwyer
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; C041348:tcdA protein, Clostridium difficile; C031815:toxB protein, Clostridium difficile