Rapid diagnostic test for in vitro detection of Clostridium difficile antigen in stool specimens.
Advantages of the kits
- Safe
- Easy and ready to use
- Complete set of sampling devices available
- Accurate
- Easy to interpret
Compared to Culture (n=318)
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|
(95% confidence interval) |
| Specificity |
93% |
(88.8 to 95.7%) |
| Sensitivity |
100% |
(93.9 to 100%) |
| PPV |
81.5% |
(71.8 to 88.6%) |
| NPV |
100% |
(97.9 to 100%) |
| Accuracy |
94.7% |
|
Compared to Culture (n=250)
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|
(95% confidence interval) |
| Specificity |
98.2% |
(89 to 99.9%) |
| Sensitivity |
97.4% |
(93.8 to 99.1%) |
| PPV |
91.5% |
(80.6 to 96.8%) |
| NPV |
99.5% |
(96.7 to 100%) |
| Accuracy |
97.6% |
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