Nonutility of Repeat Laboratory Testing for Detection of Clostridium difficile by Use of PCR or Enzyme Immunoassay
- 1 November 2008
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 46 (11), 3795-3797
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.00684-08
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.Keywords
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