TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of media for screening of diarrheic stools for the recovery of Clostridium difficile
AU - Iwen, P. C.
AU - Booth, S. J.
AU - Woods, G. L.
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.1128/jcm.27.9.2105-2106.1989
DO - 10.1128/jcm.27.9.2105-2106.1989
M3 - Article
C2 - 2778074
AN - SCOPUS:0024371873
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 27
SP - 2105
EP - 2106
JO - Journal of clinical microbiology
JF - Journal of clinical microbiology
IS - 9
ER -