title: Use of heat shock for culturing Clostridium difficile from rectal swabs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02215.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Hanff
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Zaleznik
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cote
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosol-Donoghue
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003470:Culture Media; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media