Rapid detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile from stool samples by a nested PCR of toxin B gene

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-149

  Alonso, R ^a   Munoz C ^a   Gros, S ^a   Garcia De Viedma D ^a   Pelaez T ^a   Bouza, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; PCR; Toxin B

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; TIME;

EID: 0033042880     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(99)90052-X     Document Type: Article

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