Comparative performance study of six commercial molecular assays for rapid detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile

摘要

Objectives: Rapid and accurate detection of Clostridium difficile in stool affects patient treatment and containment efforts. Detection of C. difficile toxin genes using nucleic acid amplification techniques (NAAT) is part of a multistep algorithm. Our objective was to directly compare the diagnostic accuracy and applicability of six commercial C. difficile NAAT.