Evaluation of a new immunochromatography test for rapid and simultaneous detection of clostridium difficile antigen and toxins

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 373-376

  Samra, Zmira ^a,c   Madar Shapiro, Liora ^b   Aziz, Mahanez ^a   Bishara, Jihad ^a,c  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HY LABORATORIES LTD   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

C. DIFF QUIK CHEK ; Clostridium difficile; Enzyme immunoassay (EIA); Glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Indexed keywords

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

ANTIBIOTIC ASSOCIATED DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AZURE STAINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FECES; FEMALE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; XANTHENES;

EID: 84881487718     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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