title: Evaluation of the Qiagen artus C. difficile QS-RGQ Kit for Detection of Clostridium difficile Toxins A and B in Clinical Stool Specimens.
abstract: We compared the Qiagen artus C. difficile QS-RGQ kit, a new nucleic acid amplification test for the detection of Clostridium difficile toxins in stool specimens, with the Cepheid Xpert C. difficile test. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for the Qiagen artus C. difficile QS-RGQ test were 100%, 89.5%, 60.9%, and 100%, and those for the Cepheid Xpert C. difficile test were 100%, 90%, 62.2%, and 100%, respectively.
authors: Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany nathalie.jazmati@uk-koeln.de.
authors: Nathalie
authors: N
authors: Jazmati
authors: Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors: Pia
authors: P
authors: Wiegel
authors: Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors: Božica
authors: B
authors: Ličanin
authors: Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors: Georg
authors: G
authors: Plum
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics*; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000235:genetics*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000235:genetics*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D058889:Molecular Typing / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; C041348:tcdA protein, Clostridium difficile; C031815:toxB protein, Clostridium difficile