Problems associated with counterimmunoelectrophoresis assays for detecting Clostridium difficile toxin.
The antitoxins currently used for the detection of Clostridium difficile by counterimmunoelectrophoresis react with other C. difficile antigens in addition to the toxins produced by the bacterium.
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D000992:Antitoxins / Q000276:immunology; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000032:analysis*; D003013:Clostridium / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003378:Counterimmunoelectrophoresis / Q000379:methods*; D007122:Immunoelectrophoresis / Q000379:methods*
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D000992:Antitoxins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins