title: Exploring the accuracy and practicality of a new two-step algorithm for C. difficile testing.
abstract: Clostridium difficile infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalised patients. Rapid, accurate diagnosis is crucial to provide optimal care for affected patients and implement infection-control strategies. This article reports on the results of a study that examined the use of a two-step algorithm to improve the diagnosis of C. difficile.
authors.affiliation: Litmus Communications.
authors.forename: Jayne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002353:Carrier State; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results