OBJECTIVE: To compare three Clostridium difficile EIA kits for the detection of C. difficile
toxins from clinical specimens. DESIGN: A total of 287 fresh and stored stool specimens …

Two rapid, single-use immunoassays for C. difficile toxin A, the Clearview C. DIFF A
(Wampole Laboratories, Cranbury, NJ) and the ImmunoCard Toxin A assays (Meridian …

Rapid (2.5-to 3.5-h) enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) for the detection of Clostridium difficile
toxins have been developed. We report the results of simultaneous testing of 700 fresh stool …

Rapid laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) is highly
desirable in the setting of hospital cost containment. We tested 654 stool specimens to …

Abstract We evaluated the Bartels Clostridium difficile toxin A test and the TechLab Tox-A
test to detect C. difficile toxin A in stool. The results were compared with C. difficile …

Three rapid enzyme immunoassays (X/pect Clostridium difficile Toxin A/B test, Wampole Tox
A/B Quik Chek, and ImmunoCard Toxins A&B) were compared for the diagnosis of …

Objective To evaluate six commercially available assays for the detection of Clostridium
difficile toxin and/or antigen in stool samples: one latex agglutination test (Culturette brand …

Twenty years ago, Clostridium difficile was first established as a cause of
pseudomembranous colitis and antibiotic-associated diarrhea. C. difficile diarrhea is a …

Objective To evaluate a rapid (15-min) enzyme immunoassay in the format of an individual
cassette (ImmunoCard toxin A, Meridian, BMD, Marne-la-Vallée, France) for the detection of …

Damage to the intestinal mucosa by Clostridium difficile (CD) is toxin mediated. Two enzyme
immunoassays (EIAs) for toxin-A detection, the automated Vitek immunodiagnostic assay …