The role of glutamate dehydrogenase for the detection of Clostridium difficile in faecal samples: A meta-analysis

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-6

  Shetty, N ^a   Wren, M W D ^a   Coen, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Faeces; Glutamate dehydrogenase; Summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) analysis

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ALGORITHM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FECES ANALYSIS; GOLD STANDARD; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NONHUMAN; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FECES; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 78650509570     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.07.024     Document Type: Review

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