Course: Multistep Testing Algorithms for Clostridioides difficile Infection
CME Credits: 1.00
Released: 2023-08-21
A 10-year-old female with spina bifida and neurogenic bowel was hospitalized for abdominal pain, dehydration, and more than 20 episodes of watery diarrhea per day. Her symptoms began 5 days after completing a course of amoxicillin for streptococcal pharyngitis. Results of a gastrointestinal pathogen panel that included 18 bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogens were negative. A stool sample result was positive for Clostridioides difficile by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing and an enzyme immunoassay test for C difficile toxin A and B had a negative result.
Educational Objective
To understand how to interpret the results of diagnostic tests and apply them clinically.
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