Comparison of testing approaches for Clostridium difficile infection at a large community hospital

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 65-69

  Grein, J D ^a   Ochner, M ^a   Hoang, H ^a   Jin, A ^a   Morgan, M A ^a   Murthy, A R ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Infection; Nosocomial; PCR; Testing algorithm; Two step testing

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TWO STEP TESTING;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; INFECTION; NOSOCOMIAL; PCR; TESTING ALGORITHM; TWO-STEP TESTING;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84890789194     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12198     Document Type: Article

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