Evaluation of the Cepheid ® Xpert ® C. difficile binary toxin (BT) diagnostic assay
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McGovern, A.M., Androga, G.O., Moono, P., Collins, D.A., Foster, N.F., Chang, B.J. and Riley, T.V. (2018) Evaluation of the Cepheid ® Xpert ® C. difficile binary toxin (BT) diagnostic assay. Anaerobe, 51 . pp. 12-16.
Link to Published Version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.03.004
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Abstract
Strains of Clostridium difficile producing only binary toxin (CDT) are found commonly in animals but not humans. However, human diagnostic tests rarely look for CDT. The Cepheid Xpert C. difficile BT assay detects CDT with equal sensitivity (≥92%) in human and animal faecal samples.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Murdoch Affiliation: | School of Veterinary and Life Sciences |
| Publisher: | Academic Press |
| Copyright: | © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. |
| URI: | http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/40447 |
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