Evaluation of an Algorithmic Approach in Comparison with the Illumigene Assay for Laboratory Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infection

The following three diagnostic algorithms were evaluated in comparison with the Illumigene assay as a stand-alone test for Clostridium difficile detection: glutamate dehydrogenase antigen screen (GDH) followed by toxin A/B antigen testing (Tox A/B) with the cell cytotoxicity assay for discordant spe...

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Main Authors: Walkty, A., Lagacé-Wiens, P. R. S., Manickam, K., Adam, H., Pieroni, P., Hoban, D., Karlowsky, J. A., Alfa, M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
Subjects:
Bacteriology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3666773/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23363829
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.03203-12
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