Investigation of Various Tissue Culture Monolayers Sensitivity in Detection of Clostridium difficile Toxin

Backround: Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of nosocomial diarrhea. It is usually a consequence of antibi­otic treatment, but sporadic cases can occur. The purpose of this study was to investigate five tissue culture monolayers sen­sitivity in detection of C. difficile-toxin. Methods...

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Main Authors: MH Salari, N Badami, N Sadeghifard, F Amin Harati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2078