Table 1.
GDH and toxin EIA data for all stool samples (n = 9802), as well as for samples from outpatients only (n = 9151)
| GDH EIA | Toxin EIA | All samples | Samples from outpatients | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % (95% CIs) | n | % (95% CIs) | ||
| Positive | 1614 | 16.5 (15.7–17.2) | 1490 | 16.3 (15.5–17.1) | |
| Positive | 686 | 7.0 (6.5–7.5) | 630 | 6.9 (6.4–7.4) | |
| Negative | 893 | 9.1 (8.6–9.7) | 829 | 9.1 (8.5–9.7) | |
| Borderline | 35 | 0.4 (0.3–0.5) | 31 | 0.4 (0.2–0.5) | |
| Borderline | 22 | 0.2 (0.2–0.3) | 19 | 0.2 (0.2–0.3) | |
| Positive | 2 | 0.03 (0–0.08) | 2 | 0.03 (0–0.09) | |
| Negative | 20 | 0.2 (0.1–0.3) | 17 | 0.2 (0.1–0.3) | |
| Negative | 8166 | 83.4 (82.6–84.1) | 7642 | 83.5 (82.7–84.3) | |
| Positive | 35 | 0.4 (0.3–0.5) | 34 | 0.4 (0.3–0.5) | |
| Negative | 8121 | 82.8 (82.1–83.6) | 7598 | 83.0 (82.3–83.8) | |
| Borderline | 10 | 0.1 (0.05–0.2) | 10 | 0.1 (0.06–0.2) | |