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Table 3. Comparison between GDH/toxin EIA test and C. difficile toxin B PCR (N = 6,119)
 C. difficile toxin B PCR
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GDH + toxin A/B+743263
1574,956

Sensitivity: 82.6%; Specificity: 95.0%; PPV: 73.9%; NPV: 96.9%
Abbreviations: EIA, enzyme immunoassay; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; GDH, glutamate dehydrogenase; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value.