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Usefulness of Adjunctive Fecal Calprotectin and Serum Procalcitonin in Individuals Positive for Clostridium difficile Toxin Gene by PCR Assay

Kristin Y. Popiel, Romina Gheorghe, Jennifer Eastmond, Mark A. Miller

Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2015 · 17 citations · 9 references

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In 54/64 subjects with nosocomial diarrhea, fecal calprotectin levels correlated with the results of stool samples tested for Clostridium difficile toxin gene by PCR. Fecal calprotectin levels can be used as an adjunctive measure to PCR to support the diagnosis of C. difficile infection.

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