title: Comparison of Multilocus Sequence Typing and the Xpert C. difficile/Epi Assay for Identification of Clostridium difficile 027/NAP1/BI.
abstract: Clostridium difficile 027/NAP1/BI is the most common C. difficile strain in the United States. The Xpert C. difficile/Epi assay allows rapid, presumptive identification of C. difficile NAP1. We compared Xpert C. difficile/Epi to multilocus sequence typing for identification of C. difficile NAP1 and found "very good" agreement at 97.9% (κ = 0.86; 95% confidence interval, 0.80 to 0.91).
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Service, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McMillen
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA Infectious Disease Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Mini
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamboj
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Service, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA babadyn@mskcc.org.
authors.forename: N Esther
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4399-1249
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Babady
mesh_terms: D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S