title: Use of arbitrary primer PCR to type Clostridium difficile and comparison of results with those by immunoblot typing.
abstract: An arbitrarily primed PCR (AP-PCR) assay was used to type Clostridium difficile isolates from a hospital outbreak of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Forty-one isolates were separated into nine groups, with 66% falling into one group; no other group contained more than 10%. Comparison of AP-PCR grouping with that when the immunoblot technique was used showed agreement for 33 of 34 isolates typed by both techniques, and AP-PCR grouped seven isolates that were not typeable by immunoblotting.
authors.affiliation: Nosocomial Pathogens Laboratory Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Killgore
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003092:Colitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial