Commercial latex agglutination test for detection of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea.
AUTOR(ES)
Kelly, M T
RESUMO
A commercially available latex agglutination test for Clostridium difficile was compared with a cell culture cytotoxin assay and bacteriological culture for the laboratory diagnosis of C. difficile-associated diarrhea and colitis (CAD). Stool specimens from 626 patients were tested by the three methods, and specimens from 118 patients (19%) were positive by at least one of the methods. The results of the three tests agreed in 88% of the specimens tested, overall, but they agreed in only 34% of the 118 positive specimens. Ninety-three patients were evaluated to assess the significance of positive and negative results for each assay. Of 40 patients found to have CAD, 70% were positive by the cytotoxin assay, 78% were positive by the latex agglutination test, and 90% were culture positive. Of 53 patients who did not have CAD, 2% were positive by the cytotoxin assay, 8% were positive by the latex test, and 4% were culture positive. The detection of CAD was improved by using the tests in combination, and 97% of specimens positive by two or three methods were from patients who had CAD. Testing of multiple specimens from individual patients also increased the sensitivity of detection of CAD. The results suggest that the latex agglutination test may be useful for rapid diagnosis of CAD, especially in laboratories that lack cell culture facilities. However, the accuracy of CAD detection is improved when the latex test is used in combination with culture or the cytotoxin assay.
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