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Evaluation of the chromogenic agar chromID C. difficile.
Eckert, Catherine; Burghoffer, Béatrice; Lalande, Valérie; Barbut, Frederic.
Affiliation
  • Eckert C; National Reference Laboratory for C. difficile, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France. catherine.eckert@sat.aphp.fr
J Clin Microbiol ; 51(3): 1002-4, 2013 Mar.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23269743
ABSTRACT
Three selective media (chromID C. difficile agar, taurocholate cycloserine cefoxitin agar [TCCA; homemade], and CLO medium) were compared from 406 stool samples of patients suspected of having Clostridium difficile infection. The sensitivities of chromID C. difficile agar at 24 h and 48 h, CLO medium, and TCCA were 74.1%, 87%, 85.2%, and 70.4%, respectively.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Clostridioides difficile / Bacteriological Techniques / Clostridium Infections / Culture Media Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Evaluation_studies / Observational_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: J Clin Microbiol Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Francia

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Clostridioides difficile / Bacteriological Techniques / Clostridium Infections / Culture Media Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Evaluation_studies / Observational_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: J Clin Microbiol Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Francia