Characteristics of Clostridium difficile infection in patients with discordant diagnostic test results

Characteristics of Clostridium difficile infection in patients with discordant diagnostic test results

Background: Clinical features of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) cases diagnosed by detection of polymerase chain reaction (PCR), with negative toxin enzyme immunoassay results (EIA) have not been fully elucidated. The purpose of this study was to determine the magnitude of CDI patients who ha...

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Main Authors:	Antonio Ramos-Martínez, Jorge Ortiz-Balbuena, Ángel Asensio-Vegas, Isabel Sánchez-Romero, Elena Múñez-Rubio, Mireia Cantero-Caballero, Alberto Cózar-Llistó, Francisca Portero-Azorín, Rocío Martínez-Ruiz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Aran Ediciones
Series:	Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
Subjects:	clostridium difficile antibiotic-associated diarrhea aged proton pump inhibitors polymerase chain reaction enzyme immunoassay
Online Access:	http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082016000600003&lng=en&tlng=en

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