Performing Reflexive Toxin A/B Enzyme Immunoassay in a Two-Step Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infection Has Limited Clinical Utility
M Mounajjed, R Pease, B Jung-Hynes, N Safdar, D Chen
This study evaluates the clinical utility of toxin enzyme immunoassays (EIA) in conjunction with nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) for diagnosing Clostridium difficile infection, finding limited utility in differentiating colonization from infection.
bioRxiv · Aug 3, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology