Can a toxin gene NAAT be used to predict toxin EIA and the severity of Clostridium difficile infection?

Can a toxin gene NAAT be used to predict toxin EIA and the severity of Clostridium difficile infection?

Abstract Background Diagnosis of C. difficile infection (CDI) is controversial because of the many laboratory methods available and their lack of ability to distinguish between carriage, mild or severe disease. Here we describe whether a low C. difficile toxin B nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT...

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Main Authors: Mark I. Garvey, Craig W. Bradley, Martyn A. C. Wilkinson, Elisabeth Holden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Clostridium Difficile
NAAT
EIA
Severity
Mortality
C. difficile Infection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0283-z

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