Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Clostridium difficile toxins
Test/Range/Collection
Clostridium difficile toxins, stool
Negative
Urine or stool container for collection of diarrheal (unformed) stool
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Must be tested within 12 hrs of collection because toxin (B) is labile.
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Clostridium Difficile Toxins." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619103/all/Clostridium_difficile_toxins.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Clostridium difficile toxins. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619103/all/Clostridium_difficile_toxins. Accessed November 3, 2025.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Clostridium difficile toxins. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619103/all/Clostridium_difficile_toxins
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Clostridium Difficile Toxins [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2025 November 03]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619103/all/Clostridium_difficile_toxins.
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