Comparison of arbitrarily-primed polymerase chain reaction, restriction enzyme analysis and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for typing Clostridium difficile

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 215-224

  Samore, M H ^a   Kristjansson, M ^b,c   Venkataraman, L ^a   DeGirolami, P C ^a   Arbeit, R D ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Borgarspitali ^*  (Iceland)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Diarrhea; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; ENZYME ASSAY; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 0030174574     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-7012(95)00088-7     Document Type: Article

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