Evaluation of two immunochromatographic tests (ImmunoCard Toxins A&B, Xpect C. difficile Toxin A&B) and PCR for the detection of Clostridium difficile toxins in faecal samples

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Diederen, Bram M W ^a   Verbakel, Harold ^a   Bergmans, Anneke ^b   Peeters, Marcel F ^a  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^b Franciscus Hospital Roosendaal   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DIARRHEA; ENTEROTOXINS; FECES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34248382534     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2007.02.008     Document Type: Letter

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