Detection of asymptomatic Clostridium difficile carriage by an alcohol shock procedure.
Direct inoculation to cefoxitin-cycloserine-fructose agar and broth was compared with alcohol shock-chopped meat broth inoculation for optimal detection of Clostridium difficile in fecal samples. Alcohol shock is significantly more sensitive than cefoxitin-cycloserine-fructose agar or broth and may be the method of choice to detect C. difficile in asymptomatic carriers.
Clabots
C R
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Infectious Disease Section, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Gerding
S J
SJ
Olson
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Peterson
L R
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Gerding
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D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003013:Clostridium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003470:Culture Media; D000431:Ethanol; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans
D003470:Culture Media; D000431:Ethanol