title: Problems associated with counterimmunoelectrophoresis assays for detecting Clostridium difficile toxin.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D000992:Antitoxins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins