Comparison of PCR ribotyping and multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) for improved detection of Clostridium difficile

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Wei, Hsiao L ^a,b   Kao, Chun ^a   Wei, Sung H ^c   Tzen, Jason T C ^b   Chiou, Chien S ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Centers for Disease Control   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; RIBOTYPING;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HUMANS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOTYPING;

EID: 80053348373     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-11-217     Document Type: Article

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