Clostridium difficile—Diagnostic and Clinical Challenges

Clinical Chemistry Podcast

Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of healthcare associated infections in the United States and is increasingly recognized as a pathogen in the community. This organism is considered to be one of the most urgent antibiotic resistant threats to public health, and can cause a variety of clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic to mild diarrhea, to toxic megacolon, and even death.

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Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of healthcare associated infections in the United States and is increasingly recognized as a pathogen in the community. This organism is considered to be one of the most urgent antibiotic resistant threats to public health, and can cause a variety of clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic to mild diarrhea, to toxic megacolon, and even death.

2016-03-15 18 min
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