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