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. 1981 Jun;34(6):642-4.
doi: 10.1136/jcp.34.6.642.

Rapid detection and presumptive identification of Clostridium difficile by p-cresol production on a selective medium

K D Phillips, P A Rogers

Rapid detection and presumptive identification of Clostridium difficile by p-cresol production on a selective medium

K D Phillips et al. J Clin Pathol. 1981 Jun.

Abstract

A modification of a selective medium for Clostridium difficile is described. The ability of Cl difficile to produce p-cresol from p-hydroxy phenyl acetic acid provides a means for the rapid, sensitive detection and presumptive identification of this species in faecal cultures.

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