CLOSTRIDIOIDES (FORMERLY CLOSTRIDIUM) DIFFICILE TOXINS A & B

Only unformed stool that takes the shape of the container will be accepted.

Do not perform repeat testing (within 7 days) during the same episode of diarrhea, if there are no clear changes to the clinical presentation of suspected C. difficile infection. There is no clinical value in repeat testing to establish cure.

Send fresh stool (one teaspoon or about 10 mm³ of stool) in a clean leak-proof container with a tight-fitting lid. If it is not possible to despatch the stool sample to the laboratory within the same day, the sample should be kept at 2 – 8^oC in the refrigerator.

Please note: Stool samples sent in transport media, on swabs, mixed in urine or preservatives, are not appropriate for testing and will have to be rejected.

​Rapid Membrane Enzyme Immunoassay

​Reported as Detected or Not Detected for
- Toxins A & B
- Glutamate Dehydrogenase (GDH)

​Range 1-2 days

​Monday to Saturday (Monday to Friday: before 4pm, Saturday: before 11am , except public holidays).