Davies, KA, Berry, CE, Morris, KA et al. (6 more authors) (2015) Comparison of the Vidas C-difficile GDH Automated Enzyme-Linked Fluorescence Immunoassay (ELFA) with Another Commercial Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) (Quik Chek-60), Two Selective Media, and a PCR Assay for gluD for Detection of Clostridium difficile in Fecal Samples. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 53 (6). pp. 1931-1934. ISSN 0095-1137
Abstract
Prevention and management of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) can be improved by rapid and reliable diagnostics. The Vidas C. difficile glutamate dehydrogenase assay had performance comparable to that of the Quik Chek-60 assay (overall agreement, 95%) and a sensitivity of >93%; thus, it is suitable as the first test in two-stage algorithms for a CDI diagnosis.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2015, American Society for Microbiology. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > Institute of Molecular Medicine (LIMM) (Leeds) > Section of Molecular Gastroenterology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 15 Aug 2016 15:56 |
Last Modified: | 15 Aug 2016 15:56 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00649-15 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Society for Microbiology |
Identification Number: | 10.1128/JCM.00649-15 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:92554 |