Among 1282 patients with a positive Clostridioides difficile PCR test who were retested within 14 days, the proportion of positive tests rapidly decreased on successive days within the first week since initiation of treatment. Between days 7 and 14 after treatment initiation, approximately 25% of tests remained positive.
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