Diagnosis of clostridium difficile-associated disease: Patient selection and test perfection

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 485-486

  Gerding, D N ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIARRHEA; EDITORIAL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES CULTURE; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029896316     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(95)00057-7     Document Type: Editorial

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