Evaluation of Methods for Detection of Toxins in Specimens of Feces Submitted for Diagnosis of <i>Clostridium difficile</i> - Associated Diarrhea

E. O'Connor, D.; Hynes, Pearl; Cormican, Martin; Collins, Edward; Corbett-Feeney, G.; R. Cassidy, Michael

doi:10.1128/jcm.39.8.2846-2849.2001

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Evaluation of Methods for Detection of Toxins in Specimens of Feces Submitted for Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile - Associated Diarrhea

Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology • Aug 1, 2001

Authors:

D. E. O'Connor

Pearl Hynes

Martin Cormican

Abstract

Clostridium difficile is the principal pathogen associated with hospital-acquired acute diarrheal disease. We have evaluated the performances of six approaches for diagnosis of C. difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD). Consecutive stool specimens (n = 200) from 133 patients were examined by cytotoxin...

Subject

Microbiology

Clostridium difficile

Diarrhea

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