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Comparative Study
. 2013 Mar;51(3):1002-4.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02601-12. Epub 2012 Dec 26.

Evaluation of the chromogenic agar chromID C. difficile

Catherine Eckert  1 , Béatrice Burghoffer, Valérie Lalande, Frederic Barbut
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Comparative Study

Evaluation of the chromogenic agar chromID C. difficile

Catherine Eckert et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Mar.

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.

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Comparison of sensitivity (A) and selectivity (B) of different selective media for C. difficile isolation.
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