title: Detection of asymptomatic Clostridium difficile carriage by an alcohol shock procedure.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Section, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Clabots
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Gerding
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Gerding
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D000431:Ethanol