Activity ID
11336Expires
August 21, 2026Format Type
Journal-basedCME Credit
1Fee
$30CME Provider: JAMA
Description of CME Course
A 10-year-old girl with spina bifida and neurogenic bowel hospitalized for abdominal pain, dehydration, and more than 20 episodes of diarrhea per day. A stool sample test result was positive for Clostridioides difficile by polymerase chain reaction and an enzyme immunoassay result for C difficile toxin A and B was negative. How do you interpret these test results?
Disclaimers
1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.
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Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
To understand how to interpret the results of diagnostic tests and apply them clinically.
Keywords
Medical Education, Hypertension
Competencies
Medical Knowledge
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
DOI
10.1001/jama.2023.15875
