Evaluation of new selective culture media and a rapid fluorescence in situ hybridization assay for identification of Clostridium difficile from stool samples

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 874-877

  Bloedt, Kathrin ^a   Riecker, Melanie ^a   Poppert, Sven ^b   Wellinghausen, Nele ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^b BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c Dr Gaertner and Partner Laboratories   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; CYCLOSERINE; FRUCTOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FECES; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 67650151825     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.009811-0     Document Type: Article

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