Two-stage algorithm for Clostridium difficile : glutamate-dehydrogenase-positive toxin-negative enzyme immunoassay results may require further testing

Summary This study investigated 102 episodes in which a glutamate dehydrogenase-positive enzyme immunoassay (EIA)-toxin-negative result was obtained with a C. difficile testing protocol. Of these 102 stool samples, 46% were culture positive with a toxigenic strain and nine were followed by an EIA-to...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of hospital infection 2013-04, Vol.83 (4), p.347-349
Hauptverfasser:	Bignardi, G.E, Hill, K, Berrington, A, Settle, C.D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Algorithms Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen Bacterial Toxins - analysis Bacteriological Techniques - methods Biological and medical sciences Clostridium difficile Clostridium difficile - isolation & purification Clostridium Infections - diagnosis Clostridium Infections - microbiology Enzyme immunoassay Feces - microbiology Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Glutamate dehydrogenase Glutamate Dehydrogenase - analysis Human bacterial diseases Humans Immunoenzyme Techniques - methods Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Medical sciences Other diseases. Semiology Sensitivity and Specificity Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus Toxin
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