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- A study evaluated the effectiveness of different methods for recovering Clostridium difficile from stool samples of patients with associated diarrhea.
- The methods compared included an enrichment broth (TCCFB), selective agar (CCFA), and a method using alcohol shock followed by blood agar (AS-BA).
- Results indicated that TCCFB was the most effective method for recovery, and neither the storage time nor temperature impacted the recovery rates.
Article Abstract
The recovery of Clostridium difficile from the stools of patients with C. difficile-associated diarrhea was evaluated by use of an enrichment broth (cycloserine-cefoxitin fructose broth supplemented with 0.1% sodium taurocholate [TCCFB]) and was compared to that from selective agar (cycloserine-cefoxitin fructose agar [CCFA]) and alcohol shock followed by inoculation onto blood agar (AS-BA). TCCFB was superior to CCFA and AS-BA, and neither the storage time nor the storage temperature affected the recovery rate.
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