Evaluation of multiplex PCR with enhanced spore germination for detection of clostridium difficile from stool samples of the hospitalized patients

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Chankhamhaengdecha, Surang ^a   Hadpanus, Piyapong ^a   Aroonnual, Amornrat ^b   Ngamwongsatit, Puriya ^b   Chotiprasitsakul, Darunee ^c   Chongtrakool, Piriyaporn ^c   Janvilisri, Tavan ^a  

^a Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAUROCHOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL SPORE; CROSS INFECTION; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS;

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIARRHEA; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FECES; HUMANS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84876542592     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/875437     Document Type: Article

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