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

Objective: 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 diarr...

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Main Authors: Marilyn Binning, Michael A John, Berend C Schieven, Thomas W Austin, Robert Lannigan, Zafar Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1994-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/804205
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