Differences in outcome according to Clostridium difficile testing method: a prospective multicentre diagnostic validation study of C difficile infection
Open Access
- 3 September 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 13 (11), 936-945
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(13)70200-7
Abstract
No abstract availableKeywords
Funding Information
- Health Protection Agency
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
This publication has 37 references indexed in Scilit:
- Performance of Clostridium difficile Toxin Enzyme Immunoassay and Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests Stratified by Patient Disease SeverityJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2013
- Characterisation of Clostridium difficile Hospital Ward–Based Transmission Using Extensive Epidemiological Data and Molecular TypingPLoS Medicine, 2012
- Biology of Clostridium difficile: Implications for Epidemiology and DiagnosisAnnual Review of Microbiology, 2011
- Impact of Clinical Symptoms on Interpretation of Diagnostic Assays for Clostridium difficile InfectionsJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2011
- Point-Counterpoint: What Is the Current Role of Algorithmic Approaches for Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infection?Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2010
- Evaluation of the C.Diff Quik Chek Complete Assay, a New Glutamate Dehydrogenase and A/B Toxin Combination Lateral Flow Assay for Use in Rapid, Simple Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile DiseaseJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2010
- Clostridium difficile Testing in the Clinical Laboratory by Use of Multiple Testing AlgorithmsJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2010
- Comparison of Nine Commercially Available Clostridium difficile Toxin Detection Assays, a Real-Time PCR Assay for C . difficile tcdB , and a Glutamate Dehydrogenase Detection Assay to Cytotoxin Testing and Cytotoxigenic Culture MethodsJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2009
- Rapid and Reliable Diagnostic Algorithm for Detection of Clostridium difficileJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2008
- Yield of Stool Culture with Isolate Toxin Testing versus a Two-Step Algorithm Including Stool Toxin Testing for Detection of Toxigenic Clostridium difficileJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2007