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Fecal specimens for Clostridium difficile

Disease caused by Clostridium difficile may be community onset or hospital onset. It has become one of the most common hospital-acquired-infections (HAIs) and causes significant patient morbidity and mortality, especially in elderly patients. Discrepancies in C. difficile detection rates using nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) and antigen, culture and cytopathic effect .

Citation: Alfa MJ, Olson N, Murray BL (2014) Fecal specimens for Clostridium difficile Diagnostic Testing are Stable for up to 72 hours at 4°C. J Med Microb Diagn 3:140. 

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