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Source: Roumanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology
Infectious Disease: Clostridium Difficile
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The impact of the molecular diagnosis in the surveillance of the Clostridium difficile infection.
Authors: Bãicuş A, Cîrstoiu M, Lambru K, Plata F, Cîrstoiu CF
Abstract
Clostridium difficile is the agent of many cases of
antibiotic associated diarrhea. The prevalence of the
toxigenic Clostridium difficile strains was assessed by
real-time PCR between May 2014- January 2015, at the
Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania. The
incidence of the Clostridium difficile infection was 0.47%.
Among the 1119 stool specimens tested, 165 (13.8%)
were positive for C. difficile toxins A and B by
immunochromatography test. All 165 positive samples
were investigated by real time PCR and 134 (81%)
samples were pos...
Source: Roumanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology - April 7, 2018 Category: Microbiology Tags: Roum Arch Microbiol Immunol Source Type: research
