Optimizing laboratory workflow for the diagnosis of Clostridiodes difficile infection in a medical center in Northern Taiwan

Optimizing laboratory workflow for the diagnosis of Clostridiodes difficile infection in a medical center in Northern Taiwan

Background/purpose: There are few attempts at diagnosis among physicians who pay less attention to Clostridiodes difficile infection (CDI) and think that one-step enzyme immunoassay (EIA) toxin tests and anaerobic cultures are untrustworthy. Methods: This study investigated patients that had loose s...

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Main Authors: Fu-Chieh Chang, Chang-Pan Liu, Fang-Ju Sun, Chih-Chen Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Subjects:
Clostridiodes difficile
Clostridium difficile
Glutamate dehydrogenase
ELISA
EIA
Selective medium
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118219301355

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