Comparative Study of <i>Clostridium difficile</i> Clinical Detection Methods in Patients with Diarrhoea

<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 class="align_left" rowspan="2">The GeneXpert <i>C. difficile</i> PCR assay</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">The toxigenic culture method</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">Total</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">Positive</td><td class="align_center">Negative</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Positive</td><td class="align_center">16</td><td class="align_center">2</td><td class="align_center">18</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Negative</td><td class="align_center">0</td><td class="align_center">61</td><td class="align_center">61</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Total</td><td class="align_center">16</td><td class="align_center">63</td><td class="align_center">79</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Comparison of the GeneXpert <i>C. difficile</i> PCR assay and the toxigenic culture method.</div>

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Table 3: Comparative Study of <i>Clostridium difficile</i> Clinical Detection Methods in Patients with Diarrhoea 

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Comparative Study of Clostridium difficile Clinical Detection Methods in Patients with Diarrhoea

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