Evaluation of a chromogenic culture medium for the detection of Clostridium difficile

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 994-998

  Yang, John Jeongseok ^a,b   Nam, You Sun ^b   Kim, Min Jin ^b   Cho, Sun Young ^a   You, Eunkyung ^a,b   Soh, Yun Soo ^b   Lee, Hee Joo ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chromogenic; Clostridium difficile; Culture

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; CULTURE MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHROMOGENIC CULTURE MEDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CULTURE MEDIA;

EID: 84903170590     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2014.55.4.994     Document Type: Article

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