title: Relevance of indeterminate Clostridium difficile screening tests with detectable toxin genes: colonization or C. difficile disease?
authors.affiliation: a Department of Medicine , Ascension St John Hospital and Medical Center, Grosse Pointe Woods , MichiganMI , USA.
authors.forename: Gordana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simeunovic
authors.affiliation: a Department of Medicine , Ascension St John Hospital and Medical Center, Grosse Pointe Woods , MichiganMI , USA.
authors.forename: Mamta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: a Department of Medicine , Ascension St John Hospital and Medical Center, Grosse Pointe Woods , MichiganMI , USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Riederer
authors.affiliation: a Department of Medicine , Ascension St John Hospital and Medical Center, Grosse Pointe Woods , MichiganMI , USA.
authors.forename: Riad
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khatib
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics*; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins