Toxin Detection by Cell Culture Neutralization Assay [CYT] and Toxin based EIA [Tox EIA] among Recurrent Episodes of CDI Diagnosed by PCR

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  • Mini Kamboj
  • Tracy Mcmillen
  • Hoi Yan Chow
  • Jennifer Brite
  • N Esther Babady
چکیده

1287. Differences in Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Community-Onset Clostridium difficile Infection who Tested Positive by EIA Compared with NAAT through a Two-Step Algorithm Erin C. Phipps, DVM, MPH; Nicole Kenslow, MPH; Ioan Belovarski, MD, MPH and Emily B. Hancock, MS; New Mexico Emerging Infections Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

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دوره 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017