RT-PCR for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection: the final answer has yet to come

J Clin Pathol. 2017 Dec;70(12):1090-1091. doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2017-204523. Epub 2017 Sep 6.
No abstract available

Keywords: CD toxin-encoding gene; RT-PCR; cycle threshold; indeterminate results; toxigenic Clostridium difficile.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • ADP Ribose Transferases / analysis*
  • Aged
  • Bacterial Proteins / analysis*
  • Bacterial Toxins / analysis*
  • Clostridium Infections / diagnosis*
  • Feces / chemistry
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • toxB protein, Clostridium difficile
  • ADP Ribose Transferases
  • actin-specific ADP-ribosyltransferase, Clostridium