Positive predictive value of the immunoassay for Clostridium difficile toxin A and B detection at a private hospital
Introduction: Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a Gram-positive bacillus that is a common cause of diarrhea in the hospital environment, with a documented incidence of up to 10%. There are different methods to detect it, but a widely used test in our environment is the immunoassay for toxins A...
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Elsevier
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Revista de Gastroenterología de México (English Edition) |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255534X16300494 |