Figure 1. Flow of Patients Through Testing and Follow-up.
Tox+/PCR+ indicates Clostridium difficile toxin immunoassay positive and polymerase chain reaction positive; Tox−/PCR+, C difficile toxin immunoassay negative and polymerase chain reaction positive; and Tox−/PCR−, C difficile toxin immunoassay negative and polymerase chain reaction negative.
a Clostridium difficile test group based on US Food and Drug Administration–approved toxin immunoassay and polymerase chain reaction results.
b Includes one patient with false-positive immunoassay.
c Includes 20 patients with false-positive immunoassay.