Clinical outcomes and treatment necessity in patients with toxin-negative Clostridioides difficile stool samples

Clinical outcomes and treatment necessity in patients with toxin-negative Clostridioides difficile stool samples

Abstract Purpose The clinical significance of negative toxin enzyme immunoassays (EIA) for Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs) is unclear. Our study aimed to investigate the significance of toxin EIA-negative in the diagnosis and prognosis of CDI. Methods All stool specimens submitted for C....

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Main Authors: Dae Hyeon Cho, Si-Ho Kim, Cheon Hoo Jeon, Hyoung Tae Kim, Kyoung-Jin Park, Junyoung Kim, Jiyeong Kwak, Byung Soo Kwan, Sungmin Kong, Jung Won Lee, Kwang Min Kim, Yu Mi Wi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-04-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Subjects:
Clostridioides difficile
Polymerase chain reaction
Enzyme immunoassay
Toxin EIA-positive CDI
Toxin EIA-negative CDI
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-024-00696-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-024-00696-1

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