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Butler M, Olson A, Drekonja D, et al. Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile: Update [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2016 Mar. (Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, No. 172.)

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Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile: Update [Internet].

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Abbreviations

AHRQ

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

CCNA

Cell cytotoxicity neutralization assay

CDI

Clostridium difficile infection

CENTRAL

Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials

CER

Comparative Effectiveness Review

CI

Confidence interval

FMT

Fecal microbiota transplantation

GDH

Glutamate dehydrogenase

GI

Gastrointestinal

ICTRP

International Controlled Trials Registry Platform

IDSA

Infectious Disease Society of America

IND

Investigational New Drug

KQ

Key Question

LAMP

Loop mediated isothermal amplification

MRSA

Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

NAAT

Nucleic acid amplification tests

PCR

Polymerase chain reaction

PICOTS

Population, Interventions, Comparators, Outcomes, Timing, Settings

RCT

Randomized controlled trial

RD

Risk difference

ROC

Receiver operating characteristic

RR

Risk ratio

SIP

Scientific information packet

SMD

Standard mean difference

WMD

Weighted mean difference

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