title: Evaluation of a commercial latex test for Clostridium difficile for reactivity with C. difficile and cross-reactions with other bacteria.
abstract: Seventy-eight species of bacteria (739 isolates) were tested for reactivity with a commercial latex test for Clostridium difficile. All noncytotoxic as well as cytotoxic strains of C. difficile reacted positively. Immuno-specific cross-reactions were found only with C. sporogenes, proteolytic C. botulinum, and Peptostreptococcus anaerobius.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46223.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Miles
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Siders
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D003013:Clostridium / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests / Q000379:methods; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; C041348:tcdA protein, Clostridium difficile