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Journal of Clinical Microbiology logoLink to Journal of Clinical Microbiology
. 1994 May;32(5):1360–1361. doi: 10.1128/jcm.32.5.1360-1361.1994

Comparison of fecal lactoferrin latex agglutination assay and methylene blue microscopy for detection of fecal leukocytes in Clostridium difficile-associated disease.

W H Yong 1, A R Mattia 1, M J Ferraro 1
PMCID: PMC263702  PMID: 8051268

Abstract

The fecal lactoferrin assay was more sensitive (75%) than methylene blue microscopy (40%) for the detection of leukocytes in Clostridium difficile toxin-positive fecal samples. Although limited sensitivity and specificity precludes its use as a laboratory screening test, it may be a more useful initial test in an algorithm for clinically suspected C. difficile-associated disease.

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