Newspath September 2013 - Laboratory Detection of Clostridium difficile Infection

Clostridium difficile infection is caused by toxigenic strains of the organism that produces toxins A and B, with clinical disease requiring both the presence of significant diarrhea (greater than 3 stools per day) and laboratory detection of the toxin.
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