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The Bristol stool scale and its relationship to Clostridium difficile infection.
J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Sep;52(9):3437-9
Authors: Caroff DA, Edelstein PH, Hamilton K, Pegues DA, CDC Prevention Epicenters Program
Abstract
The Bristol stool form scale classifies the relative density of stool samples. In a prospective cohort study, we investigated the associations between stool density, C. difficile assay positivity, hospital-onset C. difficile infection, complications, and severity of C. difficile. We describe associations between the Bristol score, assay positivity, and clinical C. difficile infection.
PMID: 25031446 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]