Rapid and Reliable Diagnostic Algorithm for Detection of Clostridium difficile

An Epidemic, Toxin Gene–Variant Strain ofClostridium difficile

2005 • 2,004 citations

Emergence of Clostridium difficile-associated disease in North America and Europe

2006 • 828 citations

Clostridium difficile Infection

1998 • 421 citations

Effective Detection of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile by a Two-Step Algorithm Including Tests for Antigen and Cytotoxin

2006 • 212 citations

Comparative Analysis of Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Molecular Epidemiology of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea Due to Clostridium difficile , Clostridium perfringens , and Staphylococcus aureus

2006 • 191 citations

Laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea: a plea for culture

2005 • 169 citations

Yield of Stool Culture with Isolate Toxin Testing versus a Two-Step Algorithm Including Stool Toxin Testing for Detection of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile

2007 • 158 citations

Prospective Multicenter Evaluation of a New Immunoassay and Real-Time PCR for Rapid Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile -Associated Diarrhea in Hospitalized Patients

2005 • 129 citations

A European survey of diagnostic methods and testing protocols for Clostridium difficile

2003 • 127 citations

Evaluation of Methods for Detection of Toxins in Specimens of Feces Submitted for Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile - Associated Diarrhea

2001 • 104 citations

Performance of the TechLab C. DIFF CHEK-60 Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) in Combination with the C. difficile Tox A/B II EIA Kit, the Triage C. difficile Panel Immunoassay, and a Cytotoxin Assay for Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile -Associated Diarrhea

2004 • 102 citations

Six Rapid Tests for Direct Detection of Clostridium difficile and Its Toxins in Fecal Samples Compared with the Fibroblast Cytotoxicity Assay

2003 • 91 citations

Multicenter Evaluation of a New Screening Test That Detects Clostridium difficile in Fecal Specimens

2004 • 74 citations