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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Noah A. Brown (Author), William D. Lebar (Author), Carol L. Young (Author), Rosemary E. Hankerd (Author), Duane W. Newton (Author)
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Published: MDPI AG, 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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