Comparison of fecal lactoferrin latex agglutination assay and methylene blue microscopy for detection of fecal leukocytes in Clostridium difficile-associated disease.
The fecal lactoferrin assay was more sensitive (75%) than methylene blue microscopy (40%) for the detection of leukocytes in Clostridium difficile toxin-positive fecal samples. Although limited sensitivity and specificity precludes its use as a laboratory screening test, it may be a more useful init...
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| Pubblicato in: | J Clin Microbiol |
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| Lingua: | Inglês |
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American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
1994
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| Accesso online: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC263702/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8051268/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.32.5.1360-1361.1994 |
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