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Clostridium
New findings from S.B. Debast and co-researchers in the area of clostridium described
June 17th, 2008
According to a study from Netherlands, "The effect on diagnostic yield of testing sequential stools was assessed during two hospital epidemics of Clostridium difficile." "Using a rapid immunoassay, C. difficile-associated disease was diagnosed in 237 diarrhoeal patients, of whom 204 (86%) were diagnosed from the first faeces sample and 12 (5%) were diagnosed from follow-up samples obtained within 1 week. The remaining 21 (9%) patients yielded a positive test from stools obtained > 1 week after the initial negative sample," wrote S.B. Debast and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "It was concluded that repeated testing of stools for C....
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-06-17)
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