Institute of Hygiene, Microbiology and Environmental Medicine (IHME), Medical University of Graz, Universitaetsplatz 4, A-8010 Graz, Austria.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Jul;76(3):390-1. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.03.007. Epub 2013 Apr 18.
In this evaluation study, 180 faecal specimens were tested in parallel with the new BD MAX™ Cdiff assay, the Premier™ Toxins A&B, and toxigenic culture as reference method. BD MAX™ Cdiff presented a high sensitivity (96.0%) and specificity (99.4%) with a negative predictive value of 99.4%.
在这项评估研究中,180 份粪便标本与新型 BD MAX™ Cdiff 检测法、Premier™ Toxins A&B 检测法以及产毒培养法作为参考方法进行了平行检测。BD MAX™ Cdiff 检测法具有较高的灵敏度(96.0%)和特异性(99.4%),阴性预测值为 99.4%。