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- Title
Diagnostic accuracy of real-time polymerase chain reaction in detection of Clostridium difficile in the stool samples of patients with suspected Clostridium difficile Infection: a meta-analysis.
- Authors
Deshpande, Abhishek; Pasupuleti, Vinay; Rolston, David D K; Jain, Anil; Deshpande, Narayan; Pant, Chaitanya; Hernandez, Adrian V
- Abstract
Current detection methods for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) can be time-consuming and have variable sensitivities. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) may allow earlier and more accurate diagnosis of CDI than other currently available diagnostic tests. A meta-analysis was performed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of real-time PCR.
- Publication
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2011, Vol 53, Issue 7, pe81
- ISSN
1537-6591
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/cir505