Overtesting and Overtreating: A Problem With C. difficile

Testing for Clostridioides difficile should be done only for patients who have a new onset of unexplained “true diarrhea,” which means three or more loose stools in 24 hours — unformed stools that take the shape of a collection container, Ghinwa Dumyati, MD, said at the AMDA — The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s annual conference.
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