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World Journal of Gastroenterology
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2009; 15(13): 1554-1580
Published online Apr 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1554
Table 2 Laboratory diagnosis of C. difficile
TestSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)PPVNPV
Enzyme immunoassay73987398
Real-time PCR93977699
Cell culture assay77977098
Anaerobic culture for toxigenic C. difficile strains1009668100
Peterson LR, Manson RU, Paule SM, Hacek DM, Robicsek A, Thomson RB Jr, Kaul KL. Detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile in stool samples by real-time polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of C. difficile-associated diarrhea. Clin Infect Dis 2007; 45(9): 1152-1160.
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