The utility of repeat enzyme immunoassay testing for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection: A systematic review of the literature

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 194-198

  Garimella, P S ^a   Agarwal, R ^a   Katz, A ^a  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; healthcare associated diarrhea; meta analysis

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REPEAT PROCEDURE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867310805     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: 09722823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.101392     Document Type: Review

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