@article {Nash561, author = {J Q Nash and B Chattopadhyay and J Honeycombe and S Tabaqchali}, title = {Clostridium difficile and cytotoxin in routine faecal specimens.}, volume = {35}, number = {5}, pages = {561--565}, year = {1982}, doi = {10.1136/jcp.35.5.561}, publisher = {BMJ Publishing Group}, abstract = {Over a five-month period 1239 unselected, routine faecal specimens from 856 patients were examined for Clostridium difficile. One hundred specimens representing 69 patients were culture-positive. Toxin was detected in the stool of ten. During the study period, there were 41 Salmonella, 12 Campylobacter and 9 Shigella infections. C difficile was isolated together with Salmonella from 12 patients. No patient required specific treatment for C difficile infection. The significance of these findings is discussed.}, issn = {0021-9746}, URL = {https://jcp.bmj.com/content/35/5/561}, eprint = {https://jcp.bmj.com/content/35/5/561.full.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Clinical Pathology} }