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Editorial

Discrepancies in testing recommendations for Clostridium difficile infection: updated review favors amplification test systems

Kimberle Chapin Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital, Department of Pathology, 593 Eddy Street, APC 11th Floor, Room 1166, Providence, RI 02903, USA and Department of Medicine, Alpert Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA. [email protected]
Pages 223-226 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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Rémi Le Guern, Stéphanie Herwegh, René Courcol & Frédéric Wallet. (2013) Molecular methods in the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infections: an update. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics 13:7, pages 681-692.
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Yuanyuan Bai, Xiaorong Sun, Yan Jin, Yueling Wang & Juan Li. (2017) Accuracy of Xpert Clostridium difficile assay for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection: A meta analysis. PLOS ONE 12:10, pages e0185891.
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Catherine EckertGabrielle Jones & Frédéric Barbut. (2013) Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection: the molecular approach . Future Microbiology 8:12, pages 1587-1598.
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Leonard A. Mermel, Julie Jefferson, Kerry Blanchard, Stephen Parenteau, Benjamin Mathis, Kimberle Chapin & Jason T. Machan. (2013) Reducing Clostridium difficile Incidence, Colectomies, and Mortality in the Hospital Setting: A Successful Multidisciplinary Approach. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 39:7, pages 298-AP5.
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Tammy A. Novotne & Hatem O. Kaseb. (2013) The changing face of Clostridium difficile in critical care. Nursing Critical Care 8:3, pages 26-34.
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Maria E. Navas, Michael J. Tan & Joseph R. DiPersio. (2013) Impact of 2-Step Laboratory Testing Procedures for Clostridium difficile Infection on Physicians’ Treatment Decisions. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice 21:2, pages 123-125.
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