Molecular analysis of Clostridium difficile strains isolated from 18 cases of recurrent Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 3413-3414

  Tang Feldman, Yajarayma ^a   Mayo, Susan ^a   Silva Jr , Joseph ^a   Cohen, Stuart H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038156087     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.3413-3414.2003     Document Type: Article

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