Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection: comparison of four methods on specimens collected in Cary-Blair transport medium and tcdB PCR on fresh versus frozen samples

• Váldodahkkit: Noah A. Brown (Dahkki), William D. Lebar (Dahkki), Carol L. Young (Dahkki), Rosemary E. Hankerd (Dahkki), Duane W. Newton (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: MDPI AG, 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
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Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) caused by toxigenic strains of C. difficile is primarily a nosocomial infection with increasing prevalence. Stool specimens are typically collected in Cary-Blair transport medium to maximize culture-based detection of common stool pathogens. The goal of this stu...