Toxigenic Clostridium difficile culture is considered to be the standard diagnostic method for the detection of C. difficile infection (CDI). Culture methods are time-consuming and although enzyme immunoassay is rapid and easy to use, it has low sensitivity. In the present study, the AdvanSure CD real-time (RT)-PCR kit (LG Life Sciences) was evaluated for its ability to detect C. difficile toxin A (tcdA) and B (tcdB) genes, simultaneously. A total of 127 fresh diarrhoeal stool specimens, submitted to the clinical microbiology laboratory for C. difficile culture, were tested. C. difficile toxins and toxin genes were detected with a VIDAS C. difficile A&B (VIDAS-CDAB) enzyme-linked fluorescent immunoassay (ELFA) and the AdvanSure RT-PCR k...
Abstract Many laboratories use enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile...
Introduction. Clostridium Difficile (CD) usually is present in the gut of healthy subjects without g...
The increased incidence and severity of Clostridium difficile infection, particularly in North Ameri...
Toxigenic Clostridium difficile culture is considered to be the standard diagnostic method for the d...
Item does not contain fulltextMany laboratories use enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) for the diagnosis of ...
In the past decade, the incidence of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) with a more severe cours...
International audienceThe gold standards for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs...
In this prospective multicentre study, an enzyme-linked fluorescent assay (VIDAS CDA2; bioMerieux), ...
Clostridium difficile is the major causative agent of nosocomial antibiotic-associated diarrhea, col...
Clostridium difficile is the major causative agent of nosocomial diarrhea and pseudomembranous colit...
Objectives. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical application of three methods for dete...
Background: Clostridioides difficile is a major cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea in hospitali...
Background/AimsThe incidence and severity of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) have increased wo...
Clostridium difficile is a major cause of nosocomial antibiotic-associated infectious diarrhea and p...
Six hundred diarrheal stool specimens were collected from inpatients and outpatients at local univer...
Abstract Many laboratories use enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile...
Introduction. Clostridium Difficile (CD) usually is present in the gut of healthy subjects without g...
The increased incidence and severity of Clostridium difficile infection, particularly in North Ameri...
Toxigenic Clostridium difficile culture is considered to be the standard diagnostic method for the d...
Item does not contain fulltextMany laboratories use enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) for the diagnosis of ...
In the past decade, the incidence of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) with a more severe cours...
International audienceThe gold standards for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs...
In this prospective multicentre study, an enzyme-linked fluorescent assay (VIDAS CDA2; bioMerieux), ...
Clostridium difficile is the major causative agent of nosocomial antibiotic-associated diarrhea, col...
Clostridium difficile is the major causative agent of nosocomial diarrhea and pseudomembranous colit...
Objectives. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical application of three methods for dete...
Background: Clostridioides difficile is a major cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea in hospitali...
Background/AimsThe incidence and severity of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) have increased wo...
Clostridium difficile is a major cause of nosocomial antibiotic-associated infectious diarrhea and p...
Six hundred diarrheal stool specimens were collected from inpatients and outpatients at local univer...
Abstract Many laboratories use enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile...
Introduction. Clostridium Difficile (CD) usually is present in the gut of healthy subjects without g...
The increased incidence and severity of Clostridium difficile infection, particularly in North Ameri...