Comparison of genexpert PCR to bd geneohm for detecting C. Difficile toxin gene in GDH positive toxin negative samples

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 397-400

  Agaronov, Maksim ^a   Karak, Soma G ^a   Maldonado, Yanice ^a   Tetreault, Janice ^a   Aslanzadeh, Jaber ^a  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN GENE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; ENTEROTOXINS; FECES; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 84868695697     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: 15508080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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