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Detection of Clostridium-difficile Toxins in Stools - Comparison Between a New Enzyme-immunoassay for Toxin-a and Other Routine Tests

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Depitre, C. Delmée, Michel [UCL] Avesani, V. Corthier, G.

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of Clostridium difficile toxin A (enterotoxin) using a monoclonal antibody is described. No cross-reaction was observed with any of the Clostridium species tested except for toxigenic Clostridium difficile. One hundred and eight stool specimens from hospitalized patients harbouring C. difficile in their intestine and 43 samples negative for C. difficile isolation were studied to compare this test with a cytotoxicity assay, the isolation of toxigenic C. difficile and the commercial EIA Premier test (Meridian). As compared with the cytotoxicity assay and EIA, specificity was 91 and 100 %, while sensitivity 83 and 74 % respectively. This ELISA technique could be used as a routine test for toxin A detection in stools.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Publication date 1993
Language Anglais
Journal information "Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique" - Vol. 17, no. 4, p. 283-286 (1993)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Masson Editeur (Paris 06)
issn 0399-8320
Publication status Publié
Affiliations UCL - Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc
UCL - MD/MIGE - Département de microbiologie, d'immunologie et de génétique
Keywords TOXIN-A ; ELISA ; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY ; HUMAN STOOL
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Bibliographic reference Depitre, C. ; Delmée, Michel ; Avesani, V. ; Corthier, G.. Detection of Clostridium-difficile Toxins in Stools - Comparison Between a New Enzyme-immunoassay for Toxin-a and Other Routine Tests. In: Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique, Vol. 17, no. 4, p. 283-286 (1993)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/49748