Comparison of Culture, Cytotoxin Assay and Two Eia Tests with Clinical Diagnosis ofClostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea | Zendy

Marilyn Binning | Zendy; Michael A. John | Zendy; B C Schieven | Zendy; Thomas W. Austin | Zendy; Robert Lannigan | Zendy; Zafar Hussain | Zendy

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Comparison of Culture, Cytotoxin Assay and Two Eia Tests with Clinical Diagnosis ofClostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea

Author(s) -

Marilyn Binning,

Michael A. John,

B C Schieven,

Thomas W. Austin,

Robert Lannigan,

Zafar Hussain

Publication year - 1993

Publication title -

canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1918-1493

pISSN - 1712-9532

DOI - 10.1155/1994/804205

Subject(s) - diarrhea , clostridium difficile , medicine , clostridium difficile toxin a , toxin , gastroenterology , etiology , microbiology and biotechnology , clinical microbiology , antibiotics , biology

The most common etiology of infectious diarrhea in hospitalized patients is Clostridium difficile. No single laboratory test yields a definitive diagnosis. Four methods were evaluated for their sensitivity and specificity in patients who had clinically defined C difficile-associated diarrhea.

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