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2358. Understanding the Clinical Implications of Clostridium difficile Detection in the Molecular Age: Colonization vs. Infection in Children Less Than 3 Years of Age

BACKGROUND: Infants have a high rate of asymptomatic Clostridium difficile (CD) colonization (up to 37%) but can rarely develop true CD infection (CDI). However, currently available polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and enzyme immunoassays (EIA) have suboptimal sensitivity/specificity to distinguish C...

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Autores principales: Hecht, Shaina, Wang, Huanyu, Everhart, Kathy, Watson, Joshua, Leber, Amy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809987/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.2036