Clostridium difficile Testing Algorithms Using Glutamate Dehydrogenase Antigen and C. difficile Toxin Enzyme Immunoassays with C. difficile Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing Increase Diagnostic Yield in a Tertiary Pediatric Population

Tests for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection: The next generation

(2011) Karen C. Carroll   ANAEROBE

Evaluation of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Diagnosis ofClostridium difficileInfections

(2011) Valérie Lalande et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Targeting thetcdAGene: Is This Appropriate for Detection of A and/or B Clostridium difficile Toxin-Producing Strains?Authors' Reply

(2011) Ken Kozak et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Clostridium difficile Infection in Children

(2011) Thomas J. Sandora et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults: 2010 Update by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

(2010) Stuart H. Cohen et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Evaluation of the C.Diff Quik Chek Complete Assay, a New Glutamate Dehydrogenase and A/B Toxin Combination Lateral Flow Assay for Use in Rapid, Simple Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile Disease

(2010) S. E. Sharp et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Rapid and Sensitive Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Test for Clostridium difficile Detection Challenges Cytotoxin B Cell Test and Culture as Gold Standard

(2010) T. Noren et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Point-Counterpoint: What Is the Current Role of Algorithmic Approaches for Diagnosis ofClostridium difficileInfection?

(2010)   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Impact of Strain Type on Detection of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile: Comparison of Molecular Diagnostic and Enzyme Immunoassay Approaches

(2010) F. C. Tenover et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Comparison of BD GeneOhm Cdiff Real-Time PCR Assay with a Two-Step Algorithm and a Toxin A/B Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Diagnosis of ToxigenicClostridium difficileInfection

(2009) Elizabeth J. Kvach et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Comparison of Nine Commercially Available Clostridium difficile Toxin Detection Assays, a Real-Time PCR Assay for C. difficile tcdB, and a Glutamate Dehydrogenase Detection Assay to Cytotoxin Testing and Cytotoxigenic Culture Methods

(2009) K. Eastwood et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests for Clostridium difficile Infection

(2009) J. Swindells et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

C. Diff Quik Chek Complete Enzyme Immunoassay Provides a Reliable First-Line Method for Detection of Clostridium difficile in Stool Specimens

(2009) C. D. Quinn et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Presence of the Epidemic North American Pulsed Field Type 1 Clostridium Difficile Strain in Hospitalized Children

(2009) Philip Toltzis et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

Comparison of a Commercial Real-Time PCR Assay for tcdB Detection to a Cell Culture Cytotoxicity Assay and Toxigenic Culture for Direct Detection of Toxin-Producing Clostridium difficile in Clinical Samples

(2008) P. D. Stamper et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Clostridium difficile— More Difficult Than Ever

(2008) Ciarán P. Kelly et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE