Cdiff

... Why get tested?
To detect the presence of Clostridium difficile toxin

When to get tested?
When a patient has acute diarrhea that persists for several days, abdominal pain, fever, and/or nausea following antibiotic therapy

Sample required?
A fresh stool sample that has not been contaminated with urine or water
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?Clostridium difficile C. difficile colonies on a blood agar plate. Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Division: Firmicutes Class: Clostridia Order: Clostridiales Family: Clostridiaceae Genus: Clostridium Species: C. difficile Binomial name Clostridium difficile Hall & O'Toole, 1935 Clostridium difficile (pronunciation (help·info)) (also referred to as C. diff or C-diff) is a species of bacteria of the genus Clostridium which are Gram-positiv ...