Nonutility of repeat laboratory testing for detection of Clostridium difficile by use of PCR or enzyme immunoassay

Elisabeth Aichinger; Cathy D. Schleck; William S. Harmsen; Lisa M. Nyre; Robin Patel

doi:10.1128/JCM.00684-08

Nonutility of repeat laboratory testing for detection of Clostridium difficile by use of PCR or enzyme immunoassay

Elisabeth Aichinger, Cathy D. Schleck, William S. Harmsen, Lisa M. Nyre, Robin Patel

Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

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Abstract

The diagnostic gains of repeat testing for Clostridium difficile by enzyme immunoassay and PCR (i.e., initial negative result followed by positive result) within a 7-day period were 1.9 and 1.7%, respectively. There is little value of repeat testing for C. difficile by enzyme immunoassay or PCR.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3795-3797
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of clinical microbiology
Volume	46
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00684-08
State	Published - Nov 2008

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