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Use of culture- and ELISA-based toxin assay for detecting Clostridium Difficile, a neglected pathogen: A single-center study from a tertiary care setting

INTRODUCTION: Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive spore-bearing anaerobic bacillus increasingly associated with both community- and hospital-acquired colitis and diarrhea. It is the most common identifiable bacterial cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea associated with antibiotic use and one...

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Autores principales: Lall, Sujata, Nataraj, Gita, Mehta, Preeti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5607753/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28966486
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JLP.JLP_157_16