Comparison of restriction enzyme analysis, arbitrarily primed PCR, and protein profile analysis typing for epidemiologic investigation of an ongoing Clostridium difficile outbreak

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2957-2963

  Rafferty, Mary Ellen ^a   Baltch, Aldona L ^a,e   Smith, Raymond P ^a   Bopp, Lawrence H ^a   Rheal, Carol ^a   Tenover, Fred C ^b   Killgore, George E ^b   Lyerly, David M ^c,f   Wilkins, Tracy D ^c   Schoonmaker, Dianna J ^d   Hannett, George E ^d   Shayegani, Mehdi ^d  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^e STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f TECHLAB INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 0031662198     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.10.2957-2963.1998     Document Type: Article

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