Comparison of simplexa universal direct PCR with cytotoxicity assay for diagnosis of clostridium difficile infection: performance, cost, and correlation with disease
Landry ML, Ferguson D, Topal J
 
 
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Landry ML, Ferguson D, Topal J. Comparison of simplexa universal direct PCR with cytotoxicity assay for diagnosis of clostridium difficile infection: performance, cost, and correlation with disease. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2014; 52(1): 275-280
PubMedID
24226924
DOI
10.1128/JCM.02545-13
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MeSH
Bacterial Proteins /analysis /genetics; Bacterial Toxins /analysis /genetics; Biological Assay /methods; Clostridium Infections /diagnosis /microbiology; Clostridium difficile /genetics /isolation & Diarrhea /diagnosis /microbiology; Glutamate Dehydrogenase /analysis; Humans; Neutralization Tests /methods; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction /methods; Sensitivity and Specificity; purification
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22014008474
Date bibliographic record published
25/03/2014
 
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