COMPARISON OF FECAL LACTOFERRIN LATEX AGGLUTINATION ASSAY AND METHYLENE-BLUE MICROSCOPY FOR DETECTION OF FECAL LEUKOCYTES IN CLOSTRIDIUM-DIFFICILE-ASSOCIATED DISEASE

被引：35

作者：

YONG, WH ^{[1
]}

MATTIA, AR ^{[1
]}

FERRARO, MJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] HARVARD UNIV,MASSACHUSETTS GEN HOSP,SCH MED,CLIN MICROBIOL LABS,BOSTON,MA 02114

来源：

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 1994年 / 32卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1128/JCM.32.5.1360-1361.1994

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

The fecal lactoferrin assay was more sensitive (75%) than methylene blue microscopy (40%) for the detection of leukocytes in Clostridium difficile toxin-positive fecal samples. Although limited sensitivity and specificity precludes its use as a laboratory screening test, it mag. be a more useful initial test in an algorithm for clinically suspected C. difficile-associated disease.

引用

页码：1360 / 1361

页数：2

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