LabQ 2023 Clinical Laboratory: Microbiology 

Faculty/Authors
YVETTE S. MCCARTER, PHD, D(ABMM)
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE 
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE -JACKSONVILLE 
Jacksonville, Florida  

CMLE Credit: 2.0
Estimated Completion Time: 2 hour
Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam

Instructions

To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

1. Review the Technical Considerations.
2. Click Go to Course to view an overview of the modules in this course.
3. Click Access to begin the course.
4. Review the Educational Activity.
5. Complete and submit the Post Exam.
6. Submit the course Evaluation to register your credit.

Faculty Disclosures​
The faculty have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 05/27/2023
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 12/31/2025

• discuss the epidemiology, pathogenesis and clinical features of Clostridioides difficile (formerly Clostridium difficile) –associated disease.  

• describe the patient population that should be tested for C difficile–associated disease. 

• describe the use of available laboratory tests in newly recommended testing algorithms for C difficile–associated disease.