Clinical outcomes and treatment necessity in patients with toxin-negative Clostridioides difficile stool samples

• Main Authors: Dae Hyeon Cho (Author), Si-Ho Kim (Author), Cheon Hoo Jeon (Author), Hyoung Tae Kim (Author), Kyoung-Jin Park (Author), Junyoung Kim (Author), Jiyeong Kwak (Author), Byung Soo Kwan (Author), Sungmin Kong (Author), Jung Won Lee (Author), Kwang Min Kim (Author), Yu Mi Wi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Purpose The clinical significance of negative toxin enzyme immunoassays (EIA) for Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs) is unclear. Our study aimed to investigate the significance of toxin EIA-negative in the diagnosis and prognosis of CDI. Methods All stool specimens submitted for C....