Detection of Clostridium difficile antigen and toxin in stool specimens: Comparison of the C. difficile quik chek complete enzyme immunoassay and GeneXpert C. difficile polymerase chain reaction assay

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Accurate and rapid laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) remains a significant challenge. A two-step algorithm for detection of toxigenic C. difficile in stool based on initial screening for glutamate dehydrogenase assay followed by confirmation by toxin A+B...

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Autores principales: Senok, Abiola C., Aldosari, Kamel M., Alowaisheq, Rayan A., Abid, Othman A., Alsuhaibani, Khalid A., Khan, Mohammad A., Somily, Ali M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5539681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28721981
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sjg.SJG_80_17

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5539681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28721981
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sjg.SJG_80_17

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