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- Title
The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of Toxin Testing for the Diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile Infection.
- Authors
Johnson, Stuart
- Abstract
The article offers information on toxin testing for the diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). Topics discussed include information on diagnosis of CDI that relied on detection of toxin in the stool of patients with compatible symptoms; information on immunoassays (EIAs) for toxin detection; and development of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT.).
- Subjects
DISEASE relapse; FECAL analysis; BACTERIAL toxins; CENTERS for Disease Control &; Prevention (U.S.); CLOSTRIDIUM diseases; CREATININE; CLINICAL pathology; IMMUNOENZYME technique; OXIDOREDUCTASES; POLYMERASE chain reaction; SERIAL publications; SEVERITY of illness index; NUCLEIC acid amplification techniques; DISEASE risk factors; PREVENTION
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2019, Vol 69, Issue 10, p1675
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/ciz012