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Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection: comparison of four methods on specimens collected in Cary-Blair transport medium and tcdB PCR on fresh versus frozen samples

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) caused by toxigenic strains of C. difficile is primarily a nosocomial infection with increasing prevalence. Stool specimens are typically collected in Cary-Blair transport medium to maximize culture-based detection of common stool pathogens. The goal of this stu...

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Autores principales: Brown, Noah A., LeBar, William D., Young, Carol L., Hankerd, Rosemary E., Newton, Duane W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3892603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24470904
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/idr.2011.e5

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