title: Response to Prior and Fitzpatrick.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Medicine,Infectious Diseases Division,Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,Cleveland,Ohio.
authors.forename: Sirisha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kundrapu
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Medicine,Infectious Diseases Division,Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,Cleveland,Ohio.
authors.forename: Venkata
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sunkesula
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Medicine,Infectious Diseases Division,Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,Cleveland,Ohio.
authors.forename: Myreen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomas
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Medicine,Infectious Diseases Division,Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,Cleveland,Ohio.
authors.forename: Curtis J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Donskey
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000592:standards*; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*