A Two-Step Approach for Diagnosing Glutamate Dehydrogenase Genes by Conventional Polymerase Chain Reaction from Clostridium difficile Isolates
BACKGROUND Clostridium difficile is the major causative agent of nosocomial antibiotic-associated colitis. The gold standard for C. difficile detection is stool culture followed by cytotoxic assay, although it is laborious and time-consuming. We developed a screening test based on a two-step conven...
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| Language: | English |
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Iranian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mejdd.org/index.php/mejdd/article/view/1982 |