Comparison of media for screening of diarrheic stools for the recovery of Clostridium difficile.

Recoveries of Clostridium difficile from stool specimens by using three media, cycloserine-mannitol agar (M-CMA), cycloserine-mannitol-blood agar (M-CMBA), and cycloserine-cefoxitin agar (M-CCA), were compared. Of 321 clinical specimens, 37 yielded C. difficile. Thirty-four were positive on M-CCA, 2...

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Main Authors: Iwen, P C, Booth, S J, Woods, G L
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1989
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC267748/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2778074
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