Infections – Outcome of Test Results
For: Clostridium difficile NCTC 11209
How is the infection diagnosed ?
Infection with C. difficile should be considered in anyone who develops diarrhoea and who is taking an antibiotic, or who has received a course of antibiotics in the past few weeks. In the laboratory the most reliable way of confirming the diagnosis is by finding the toxin produced by C. difficile in the faeces. Such tests are not routinely performed, but are recommended for specimens from patients who have received antibiotics, and also from all patients with diarrhoea who are 65 years or older.
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