Comparison of two Clostridium difficile toxin immunoassays and a real-time PCR assay for C. difficile tcdC to toxigenic culture for detection of toxin-producing C. difficile in clinical samples

Background: Accurate diagnostic methods for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) are required for optimal patient management, appropriate implementation of infection control measures and surveillance. An assay that also provides rapid results, is easy to implement in a routine diagnostic lab and...

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Main Author: Nana, Trusha
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net10539/13905