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iluvmydogs
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Postby iluvmydogs » Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:31 pm

Do all labs use the same method to test for C. Diff? I was reading a pubmed article about testing options and their reliability. One test was the C DIFF CHEK and it sounded like a pretty reliable test.

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articl ... tid=497597
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Postby Nancy1 » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:38 pm

There is lots of info in the FAQ section under Tests. Sorry, I don't know the C DIFF CHEK.
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Postby HEATHER28 » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:50 pm

I am posting another artical in Media Reports about this test.
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Postby cindym » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:03 pm

To my knowledge there is only one test for cdiff -but different test to determine the type.
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Postby ClDif » Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:12 am

I think there are loads of different types of ELISA testing kits for c diff. Hence the great difference in their sensitivity, anything from 30 - 80% from what I have read. Elisa toxin testing is only one way of testing for c diff though. Culturing the organism and then doing a toxin test from culture is the most reliable one I believe, but is expensive and takes days or weeks and is hardly ever done. Necessary though to determine the strain of c diff though. Don't quote me on these details, I may be wrong...
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