Evaluation of antigen‐positive toxin‐negative enzyme immunoassay results for the diagnosis of toxigenic Clostridium difficile infection

Clostridium difficile (C. difficile)‐associated diarrhea (CDAD) is a challenging nosocomial infectious disease. C. DIFF Quik Chek Complete assay is widely used to detect glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) antigen and toxin A/B of C. difficile simultaneously. However, the interpretation of GDH positive/to...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of Medical Investigation 2018, Vol.65(1.2), pp.131-135
Hauptverfasser:	Akamatsu, Yukinobu, Morishita, Shota, Chikumi, Hiroki, Okamoto, Ryo, Okada, Kensaku, Kitaura, Tsuyoshi, Miyake, Naomi, Yamaguchi, Kosuke, Nakamoto, Masaki, Shimohiro, Hisashi, Takata, Miyako, Yamasaki, Akira, Burioka, Naoto, Shimizu, Eiji
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	C. Diff Quik Chek Complete assay C. difficile‐associated diarrhea (CDAD) Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) GDH positive/toxin negative
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