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SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL
Volume 102, Issue 10, Pages 1007-1009Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181b08c42
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Clostridium difficile; enzyme-linked immunoassay; pseudomembranous colitis; sensitivity and specificity
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Clostridium difficile is diagnosed using the enzyme-linked immunoassay (EIA) with the specificity and sensitivity ranging from 50-90% and 70-95%, respectively. Due to the wide ranges, there is considerable confusion regarding the value of the EIA toxin test. We undertook this study to evaluate the benefit of repeat stool toxin testing.
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