Point-of-Care Testing for Clostridium Difficile Infection: A Real-World Feasibility Study of a Rapid Molecular Test in Two Hospital Settings

Infectious Diseases and Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 295-306

  Goldenberg, Simon D ^a   Bisnauthsing, Karen N ^a   Patel, Amita ^a   Postulka, Anne ^b   Wyncoll, Duncan ^a   Schiff, Rebekah ^a   French, Gary L ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Cepheid Europe ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Infection; Nosocomial infectious diarrhea; Point of care testing; Rapid diagnostics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DIARRHEA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE; STAFF TRAINING; TURNAROUND TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 84977138172     PISSN: 21938229     EISSN: 21936382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40121-014-0038-6     Document Type: Article

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