In Message-ID: <3h6dko$nl5 at detroit.freenet.org> Kate Black wrote
> I am looking for recommendations concerning C difficile testing.
> I'm interested in finding out what other institutions are doing.
We are a tertiary pediatric-care facility and perform the cell culture assay.
These three references will help you determine what is appropriate for your
patient population:
D.M.Lyerly. Clostridium difficile Testing. Clinical Microbiology
Newsletter. Vol. 17, No. 3, February 1, 1995, pp. 17-22.
F.C. Knoop, M. Owens, and I.C. Crocker. 1993. Clostridium difficile:
clinical disease and diagnosis. Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 6:251-265.
D.M.Lyerly, H.C. Krivan, and T.D. Wilkins. 1988. Clostridium difficile: its
disease and toxins. Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 1:1-18.
Marti Roe The Children's Hospital Denver, Colorado
martiroe at aol.com
