کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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8737255 | 1591328 | 2018 | 31 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Evaluation of 4 molecular assays as part of a 2-step algorithm for the detection of Clostridium difficile in stool specimens
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موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری
ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی
میکروبیولوژی و بیوتکنولوژی کاربردی
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چکیده انگلیسی
Detection of Clostridium difficile infection is important for clinical laboratories, owing to debilitating disease, severe outcomes, patient awareness, and public reporting of hospital data. This study evaluated the performance of 4 nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) assays as part of a 2-step algorithm that involves reflexive NAAT following enzyme immunoassay (EIA) testing that is indeterminate for glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) antigen and toxin A/B (GDH+/toxinâ or GDHâ/toxin+). A total of 500 stool specimens from consecutive patients were tested by each of the 5 methods and also evaluated as part of a 2-step algorithm. A specimen was considered positive for presence of C. difficile if it tested positive by 3 of 4 molecular methods or toxigenic culture. The sensitivity and specificity of the GDH-EIA method were each 93%. The toxin EIA had only 48% sensitivity, but it had 99% specificity. Sensitivity and specificity of 2-step algorithmic testing ranged from 88% to 93% and 99% to 100%, respectively, offering similar performance to stand-alone NAAT testing.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - Volume 91, Issue 1, May 2018, Pages 1-5
Journal: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - Volume 91, Issue 1, May 2018, Pages 1-5
نویسندگان
Adam J. Caulfield, Catherine M. Bolster LaSalle, Yu-Hui H. Chang, Thomas E. Grys,