Multistep Testing Algorithms for Clostridioides difficile Infection.

Nicholson, Maribeth R; Donskey, Curtis J

Nicholson, Maribeth R; Donskey, Curtis J.

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Nicholson MR; Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee.
Donskey CJ; Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.

JAMA ; 330(10): 966-967, 2023 09 12.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37603324

A 10-year-old girl with spina bifida and neurogenic bowel hospitalized for abdominal pain, dehydration, and more than 20 episodes of diarrhea per day. A stool sample test result was positive for Clostridioides difficile by polymerase chain reaction and an enzyme immunoassay result for C difficile toxin A and B was negative. How do you interpret these test results?

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Algoritmos; Infecciones por Clostridium; Diagnóstico por Computador; Humanos; Infecciones por Clostridium/diagnóstico; Diagnóstico por Computador/métodos

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Algoritmos / Diagnóstico por Computador / Infecciones por Clostridium Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: JAMA Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article

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