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I've had diarrhea a week.my doctor had my stool tested. he is testing me for c diff...how long will it take for the results to come back?

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C. difficile: It depends on the laboratory what the turn around time is, but a stool c. Diff toxin test can often be resulted within 24 hours.

Dr Klauber and another doctor agreed

Answered 12/5/2013

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