Usefulness of simultaneous detection of toxin A and glutamate dehydrogenase for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-associated diseases

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 481-484

  Barbut, F ^a   Lalande, V ^a   Daprey, G ^a   Cohen, P ^a   Marle, N ^a   Burghoffer, B ^a   Petit, J C ^a  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033910343     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960000297     Document Type: Article

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