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Comparative Study
. 2011 Feb;49(2):725-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01028-10. Epub 2010 Dec 1.

Comparison of two commercial molecular assays to a laboratory-developed molecular assay for diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection

Tess Karre  1 , Lynne Sloan, Robin Patel, Jayawant Mandrekar, Jon Rosenblatt
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Comparative Study

Comparison of two commercial molecular assays to a laboratory-developed molecular assay for diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection

Tess Karre et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Feb.

Abstract

We compared two commercial PCR assays, the Prodesse ProGastro CD assay and the BD GeneOhm Cdiff assay, with a laboratory-developed Clostridium difficile toxin PCR assay with previously established performance characteristics. Results of all methods were in agreement for 333 (96%) of 346 stool specimens. No significant difference in performance among the assays was found (P values, >0.05).

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