Evaluation of Cycle Threshold, Toxin Concentration, and Clinical Characteristics of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Patients with Discordant Diagnostic Test Results
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- 23 April 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 58 (5)
Abstract
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most common health care-associated infections that can cause significant morbidity and mortality. CDI diagnosis involves laboratory testing in conjunction with clinical assessment. The objective of this study was to assess the performance of various C. difficile tests and to compare clinical characteristics, Xpert C. difficile /Epi (PCR) cycle threshold ( C T ), and Singulex Clarity C.Keywords
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