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C. Difficile infections in the intestine produce a spectrum of clinical
disease, ranging from asymptomatic carriers to moderate diarrheal illness,
to severe, life-threatening enterocolitis.
The diagnosis is suspected on the basis of prior broad-spectrum
antibiotic exposure and semi-formed, not liquid stool.
The diagnosis is confirmed by the presence of C. Dif. Toxin in a
stool specimen.
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Normal Values*
| C. Difficile Toxin |
Negative |
*These are general values taken from a variety of
sources. The actual normal values may vary from lab to lab and from one
type of testing protocol to another.
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Operational Medicine 2001
Health Care in Military Settings
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Department of the Navy
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Operational Medicine
Health Care in Military Settings
CAPT Michael John Hughey, MC, USNR
NAVMED P-5139
January 1, 2001 |
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