Table 2.

Infectious workup

Infectious workup
Clostridium difficile toxin B gene DNA PCR
Salmonella, shigella/enteroinvasive E coli, campylobacter, shiga toxin 1/2 NAAT
Cryptosporidium stool antigen, giardia stool antigen
Ova and parasite
Yersinia enterocolitica culture
Vibrio stool culture
Stool cultures
Influenza/respiratory synctial virus /rhinovirus/adenovirus/metapneumovirus
Blood and urine cultures
Cytomegalovirus colon biopsy DNA PCR
Herpes simplex virus 1/2 colon biopsy DNA PCR

NAAT: Nucleic acid amplification test; PCR: Polymerase chain reaction.