title: Evaluation of the chromogenic agar chromID C. difficile.
abstract: Three selective media (chromID C. difficile agar, taurocholate cycloserine cefoxitin agar [TCCA; homemade], and CLO medium) were compared from 406 stool samples of patients suspected of having Clostridium difficile infection. The sensitivities of chromID C. difficile agar at 24 h and 48 h, CLO medium, and TCCA were 74.1%, 87%, 85.2%, and 70.4%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: National Reference Laboratory for C. difficile, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France. catherine.eckert@sat.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eckert
authors.forename: Béatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Burghoffer
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lalande
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barbut
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D000362:Agar