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REFERENCES
1 Lessa FC, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015;372:2369-70.
2 Cohen SH, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010;31:431-55.
3 Surawicz CM, et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2013;108:478-98.
4 Dallal RM, et al. Ann Surg. 2002;235:363-72.
5 Curry SR, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2013;57:1094-102.
6 Tschudin-Sutter S, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
2015;36:1324-9
A quick check of the facts:
• C. dif cile infections(CDI) are associated with signi cant morbidity and mortality worldwide.
In the US alone, 29,000 people die each year from CDI.
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• Toxin testing fails to detect some patients with symptomatic and even
life-threatening C. dif cile infections
2-4
• Patients colonized with toxigenic C. dif cile can spread infection to
others and are at increased risk of developing symptomatic infections
5,6
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