Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH, USA.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Aug 1;53(3):287-90. doi: 10.1093/cid/cir361.
In a prospective study of 132 patients with a diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) by polymerase chain reaction, 43 (32%) had enzyme immunoassay (EIA) results negative for toxin. EIA-negative patients with CDI did not differ in clinical presentation from EIA-positive patients and presented a similar risk for transmission of spores.
在一项针对 132 例经聚合酶链反应诊断为艰难梭菌感染 (CDI) 的患者的前瞻性研究中,43 例 (32%) 的酶联免疫吸附试验 (EIA) 结果为毒素阴性。EIA 阴性的 CDI 患者在临床表现上与 EIA 阳性患者没有差异,且具有相似的孢子传播风险。