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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 49, Issue 2, Pages 710-711Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01824-10
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- Orebro County Council Research Committee
- Foundation for Medical Research at Orebro University Hospital, Sweden
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Compared to the composite gold standard cytotoxin B assay and toxigenic culture, the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) test for Clostridium difficile had a sensitivity and specificity of 98%, positive predictive value of 92%, and negative predictive value of >99%. A one-hour turnaround time for the LAMP test provides rapid diagnosis and cost savings.
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