Rapid and sensitive loop-mediated isothermal amplification test for Clostridium difficile detection challenges cytotoxin B cell test and culture as gold standard

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 710-711

  Norén, Torbjörn ^a   Alriksson, Ingegärd ^a   Andersson, Josefin ^a   Åkerlund, Thomas ^b   Unemo, Magnus ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COST CONTROL; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 79951478618     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01824-10     Document Type: Article

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