title: The never-ending struggle with laboratory testing for Clostridium difficile infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA.|Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Polage
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Joanna V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Turkiewicz
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Stuart H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital
keywords: Clostridium difficile; diagnostic testing; diarrhea; healthcare associated infection; outcomes