Molecular techniques for diagnosis of clostridium difficile infection: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 643-651

  O'Horo, John C ^a   Jones, Amy ^c   Sternke, Matthew ^c   Harper, Christopher ^c   Safdar, Nasia ^b,c  

^a AURORA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^b WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ASSAY; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOTOXICITY ASSAY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION; META ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOXIGENIC CULTURE;

EID: 84863500695     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.02.024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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