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      Real-time polymerase chain reaction detection of asymptomatic Clostridium difficile colonization and rising C. difficile-associated disease rates.

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          To evaluate the accuracy of real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) detection, after hospital CDAD rates significantly increased following real-time PCR initiation for CDAD diagnosis.

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          Journal
          Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
          Infection control and hospital epidemiology
          1559-6834
          0899-823X
          Jun 2014
          : 35
          : 6
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
          Article
          10.1086/676433
          24799643
          8668b15d-fb3b-4c84-b90c-8dda9af30136
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