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| ==Other Diagnostic Studies==
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| ===Stool Cultures===
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| [[Stool culture]]s in adequate [[culture media]], allow the correct identification of the [[pathogen]] responsible for the [[infectious diarrhea]]. The identification of the organism allow specific treatment of the disease, as well as appropriate follow-up recommendations.<ref name="pmid11170940">{{cite journal| author=Guerrant RL, Van Gilder T, Steiner TS, Thielman NM, Slutsker L, Tauxe RV et al.| title=Practice guidelines for the management of infectious diarrhea. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 2001 | volume= 32 | issue= 3 | pages= 331-51 | pmid=11170940 | doi=10.1086/318514 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11170940 }} </ref>
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| ====Lactoferrin Testing====
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| Some studies advocate the importance to test for [[fecal]] [[lactoferrin]]. This test is considered more sensitive than simple microscopic examination of [[PMN]]. However, its cost and high rate of [[false-positive]]s in breast-fed children, limit its application.<ref name="pmid11170940">{{cite journal| author=Guerrant RL, Van Gilder T, Steiner TS, Thielman NM, Slutsker L, Tauxe RV et al.| title=Practice guidelines for the management of infectious diarrhea. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 2001 | volume= 32 | issue= 3 | pages= 331-51 | pmid=11170940 | doi=10.1086/318514 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11170940 }} </ref>
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| ===Colonoscopy===
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| For some cases of [[bloody diarrhea]] of unknown origin, a [[colonoscopy]] is indicated. It contributes to the [[diagnosis]] by confirming or ruling out conditions such as [[ulcerative colitis]] or [[malignancy]].<ref name="pmid11170940">{{cite journal| author=Guerrant RL, Van Gilder T, Steiner TS, Thielman NM, Slutsker L, Tauxe RV et al.| title=Practice guidelines for the management of infectious diarrhea. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 2001 | volume= 32 | issue= 3 | pages= 331-51 | pmid=11170940 | doi=10.1086/318514 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11170940 }} </ref>
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