Comparison of antigen and two molecular methods for the detection of Clostridium difficile toxins

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-25

  Ylisiurua, Pirkko ^a   Koskela, Markku ^a   Vainio, Olli ^a   Tuokko, Hanna ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile toxin; Loop mediated isothermal amplification; PCR; Toxin detection; Toxin gene detection

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXICITY;

AGED; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; ENTEROTOXINS; FECES; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR TYPING; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84871388767     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2012.708780     Document Type: Article

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