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Comparison of qPCR versus culture for the detection and quantification of Clostridium difficile environmental contamination

Contaminated surfaces serve as an important reservoir for Clostridium difficile transmission. Current strategies to detect environmental contamination of C. difficile rely heavily on culture, and often only indicate presence versus absence of spores. The goal of this study was to compare quantitativ...

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Autores principales: MacDougall, Laura K., Broukhanski, George, Simor, Andrew, Johnstone, Jennie, Mubareka, Samira, McGeer, Allison, Daneman, Nick, Garber, Gary, Brown, Kevin A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6116935/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30161136
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201569