European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID): Data review and recommendations for diagnosing Clostridium difficile-infection (CDI)

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1053-1066

  Crobach, M J T ^a   Dekkers, O M ^b   Wilcox, M H ^c   Kuijper, E J ^a  

^a Department of Medical Microbiology ^*  (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Diagnostics; Recommendations; Review; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN A; BACTERIAL TOXIN B; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 70649095042     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.03098.x     Document Type: Review

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