Evaluation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infections.
J Clin Microbiol
; 49(7): 2714-6, 2011 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-21525213
ABSTRACT
A new assay (illumigene C. difficile; Meridian Bioscience), based on the original loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay, was evaluated with 472 unformed stools from patients suspected of Clostridium difficile infection. Compared to the toxigenic culture, the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were 91.8, 99.1, 91.8, and 99.1% for the illumigene C. difficile assay and 69.4, 100, 100, and 96.6% for the cytotoxicity assay, respectively.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Clostridioides difficile
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Técnicas Bacteriológicas
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Infecções por Clostridium
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Técnicas de Amplificação de Ácido Nucleico
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Técnicas de Diagnóstico Molecular
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Microbiol
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França