Update on the Laboratory Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infection

September 2012

Clostridium difficile is the most important cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis. Dr. Rosenblatt describes the clinical aspects of Clostridium difficile infections and provides an update on laboratory diagnosis.

Presenter:

• Jon Rosenblatt, MD, a Professor of Medicine and Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, as well as a consultant in the Division of Clinical Microbiology.

Related Tests

• CDRP/83124 Clostridium difficile Toxin, Molecular Detection, PCR

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