title: [Diagnostic tests: Clostridium difficile].
authors.affiliation: Clinical Laboratory, Kanto Medical Center.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Okada
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests / Q000379:methods; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012015:Reference Standards; D013048:Specimen Handling
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D015415:Biomarkers; D004768:Enterotoxins; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; C041348:tcdA protein, Clostridium difficile; C031815:toxB protein, Clostridium difficile