Comparative Evaluation of Luminex xTAG<sup>®</sup> Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel and Direct-From-Stool Real-Time PCR for Detection of <i>C. difficile</i> Toxin <i>tcdB</i> in Stool Samples from a Pediatric Population

Comparative Evaluation of Luminex xTAG<sup>®</sup> Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel and Direct-From-Stool Real-Time PCR for Detection of <i>C. difficile</i> Toxin <i>tcdB</i> in Stool Samples from a Pediatric Population

Detection of <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> toxins in patients with gastroenteritis has increasingly been accomplished through the use of enteric multiplex syndromic panels. Comparisons of the performance of these panels to both direct-from-stool (DFS) and culture-enriched stools follow...

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Main Authors: Hannah Tyrrell, Sarah B. N. Morin, Colin D. Lloyd, Brendon Parsons, Taryn Stokowski, Jianling Xie, Ran Zhuo, Bonita E. Lee, Xiao-Li Pang, Stephen B. Freedman, Linda Chui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
Luminex xTAG<sup>®</sup> GPP
real-time PCR
stool
<i>C. difficile</i>
children
culture
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/11/2214

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