Evaluation of four methods for detection of clostridium difficile or C. difficile toxin: Cytotoxin assay, culture, latex agglutination, and a new rapid immunoassay (C. difficile toxin A test)

Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-149

  Fille, M ^a   Larcher, C ^a   Dierich, M P ^a   Allerberger, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b Inst fur Hygiene und Sozialmedizin   (Austria)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Culture; Toxin detection

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CYTOTOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CYTOTOXICITY TESTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; ENTEROTOXINS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031953567     PISSN: 00442771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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