ID Learning Unit: Understanding and Interpreting Testing for Clostridium difficile.
Understanding and interpreting the molecular tests for Clostridium difficile is challenging because there are several different types of assays and most laboratories combine multiple tests in order to assess for presence of disease. This learning unit demonstrates the basic principles of each test along with its strengths and weaknesses, and illustrates how the tests are used in clinical practice.
Department of Infectious Diseases.
Daniel A
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Solomon
Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Danny A
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Milner
Clostridium difficile; laboratory testing