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J Clin Microbiol
; 53(1): 332-5, 2015 Jan.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25392360
RESUMO
We compared two multistep diagnostic algorithms based on C. Diff Quik Chek Complete and, as confirmatory tests, GenomEra C. difficile and Xpert C. difficile. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were 87.2%, 99.7%, 97.1%, and 98.3%, respectively, for the GenomEra-based algorithm and 89.7%, 99.4%, 95.5%, and 98.6%, respectively, for the Xpert-based algorithm. GenomEra represents an alternative to Xpert as a confirmatory test of a multistep algorithm for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) diagnosis.
Assuntos
Algoritmos , Clostridioides difficile/genética , Infecções por Clostridium/diagnóstico , Infecções por Clostridium/microbiologia , Tipagem Molecular/métodos , Idoso , DNA Bacteriano/análise , DNA Bacteriano/genética , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valor Preditivo dos Testes
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