Research Article
Genes Encoding Toxin of Clostridium difficile in Children with and without Diarrhea
Table 2
Quantitative detection of Clostridium difficile and target genes in diarrhea and nondiarrhea samples.
| | Target gene | Diarrhea () | Nondiarrhea () | | |
Number (range of ) | Mean ± SD | Number (range of ) | Mean ± SD |
| | 16S rRNA∗ | 20 (1.2–6.9) | | 37 (1.3–8.0) | | 0.063 | | tcdA | 1 (2.1) | ND | 3 (1.3–7.6) | | ND | | tcdB |
0 (0)
| ND | 3 (3.2–5.3) | | ND | | cdtA | 1 (2.7) | ND | 0 (0) | ND | ND | | cdtB | 1 (3.7) | ND | 0 (0) | ND | ND |
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Used to detect C. difficile.
ND: not determined.
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