| Quantitative fecal lactoferrin in toxin-positive and toxin-negative Clostridium difficile specimens. | |
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PMID: 23135940 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Quantitative fecal lactoferrin was measured in 112 patients tested for toxigenic C. difficile using glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and toxin immunoassays combined with tcdB PCR. Lactoferrin levels were higher in the GDH+/toxin+ group (79μg/mL) than in the GDH+/toxin-/PCR+ (21μg/mL) and the GDH- groups (13μg/mL). Differences in fecal lactoferrin levels suggest variable presence or severity of C. difficile infection among toxin+ and toxin- patients. |
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P Rocco Lasala; Tariq Ekhmimi; A Kate Hill; Imran Farooqi; Peter L Perrotta |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-11-7 |
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Title: Journal of clinical microbiology Volume: - ISSN: 1098-660X ISO Abbreviation: J. Clin. Microbiol. Publication Date: 2012 Nov |
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Created Date: 2012-11-8 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505564 Medline TA: J Clin Microbiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Pathology, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University & Clinical Laboratory West Virginia University Healthcare One Medical Center Drive, Box 8009 Morgantown, WV 26506-8009. |
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