Laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection: Comparison of Techlab C. diff Quik Chek Complete, Xpert C. difficile, and multistep algorithmic approach

BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile is a major pathogen responsible for nosocomial infectious diarrhea. We explored optimal laboratory strategies for diagnosis of C. difficile infection (CDI) in our clinical settings, a 1400‐bed tertiary care hospital. METHODS: Using 191 fresh stool samples from adult...

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Published in:J Clin Lab Anal
Main Authors: Seo, Ja Young, Jeong, Ji Hun, Kim, Kyung Hee, Ahn, Jeong‐Yeal, Park, Pil‐Whan, Seo, Yiel‐Hea
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6817171/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28177534
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcla.22135
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