Evaluation of Multiplex PCR with Enhanced Spore Germination for Detection of <i>Clostridium difficile</i> from Stool Samples of the Hospitalized Patients

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Toxin EIA</td><td align="center">Multiplex PCR</td><td align="center"> Bacterial cell culture</td><td align="center">Number of cases</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">+</td><td align="center">+</td><td align="center">+</td><td align="center">16</td></tr><tr><td align="left">+</td><td align="center">+</td><td align="center">−</td><td align="center">4</td></tr><tr><td align="left">+</td><td align="center">−</td><td align="center">−</td><td align="center">18</td></tr><tr><td align="left">−</td><td align="center">+</td><td align="center">+</td><td align="center">10</td></tr><tr><td align="left">−</td><td align="center">+</td><td align="center">−</td><td align="center">24</td></tr><tr><td align="left">−</td><td align="center">−</td><td align="center">−</td><td align="center">166</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Comparison of different diagnostic assays including toxin EIA, multiplex PCR, and bacterial cell culture.

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Table 3: Evaluation of Multiplex PCR with Enhanced Spore Germination for Detection of <i>Clostridium difficile</i> from Stool Samples of the Hospitalized Patients 

Table 3 | Evaluation of Multiplex PCR with Enhanced Spore Germination for Detection of Clostridium difficile from Stool Samples of the Hospitalized Patients 