title: Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection.
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Musher
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stager
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors