Comparison of media for screening of diarrheic stools for the recovery of Clostridium difficile. |
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| Authors: | P C Iwen S J Booth G L Woods |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68105. |
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| Abstract: | 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, 21 were positive on M-CMA, and 20 were positive on M-CMBA. M-CCA recovered significantly more C. difficile than did M-CMBA or M-CMA. |
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