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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Qasim Salau, M.B.B.S., FMCPaed [2]

Overview

Screening asymptomatic individuals for the presence of infectious colitis-causing pathogens is not recommended.