Toxigenic Clostridium difficile Infection in Children: Performance of Toxin A/B Immunoassay

Toxigenic Clostridium difficile Infection in Children: Performance of Toxin A/B Immunoassay

Objectives: Clostridium difficile is a major nosocomial pathogen that infects the large intestine (colon) and causes a range of clinical manifestations from mild to severe diarrhea. The aim of this study was to assess the detection of pathogenic toxin A/B-positive C. difficile strains among hospital...

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Main Authors: Jalal Mardaneh, Alireza Mohammadzadeh, Saeede Bagheri, Maryam Baniasadi, Masoud Yousefi, Gholamreza Pouladfar, Mojtaba Anvarinejad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aras Part Medical International Press 2021-04-01
Series:Crescent Journal of Medical and Biological Sciences
Subjects:
hospitalized patients
children
diarrhea
toxigenic clostridium difficile
Online Access:http://www.cjmb.org/pdf.php?id=486

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