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Nov 2026
Colonoscopy-based Clostridioides difficile screening for inflammatory bowel disease patients.
Patients with IBD have an increased risk for Clostridioides difficile infection, and the significance of asymptomatic colonization is poorly understood. Overlapping symptoms often complicate diagnosis, and there is a lack of validated screening methods. Colonic wash aspirates collected during routine colonoscopies may...
J. Allegretti, Alexander D. Carlin, E. McClure et al.
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