title: Comparison of commercial molecular assays for toxigenic Clostridium difficile detection in stools: BD GeneOhm Cdiff, XPert C. difficile and illumigene C. difficile.
abstract: Three commercial molecular assays were evaluated for toxigenic Clostridium difficile detection in stools. As compared to toxigenic culture, BD GeneOhm Cdiff (BD Diagnostics), XPert C. difficile (Cepheid) and illumigene C. difficile (Meridian Bioscience) demonstrated respectively a sensitivity of 95.5%, 97.8% and 86.7% and a specificity of 97.9%, 97.9% and 100%.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital Jean Verdier, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Bondy, France.
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viala
authors.forename: Alban
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Le Monnier
authors.forename: Naouale
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maataoui
authors.forename: Clotilde
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rousseau
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Collignon
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Poilane
mesh_terms: D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic