Comparison between the two-step and the three-step algorithms for the detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 293-296

  Qutub, M O ^a   Albaz, N ^a   Hawken, P ^a   Anoos, A ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic associated diarrhoea; Clostridium difficile; EIAs; glutamate dehydrogenase; TOX A B EIA

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; TOXIN ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 80052617777     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.83916     Document Type: Article

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