title: A novel use of rectal swab to test for Clostridium difficile infection by real-time PCR.
authors.forename: Faiz A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Shakir
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marlar
authors.forename: Tauseef
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ali
mesh_terms: D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000235:genetics*; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013048:Specimen Handling