New rapid identification test for Clostridium difficile.
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New rapid identification test for Clostridium difficile.
AIMS A set of five tests were developed and tested for their ability to confirm the identity of C difficile colonies within 30 minutes. METHODS The relevant substrates were incorporated into four filter paper squares attached to a plastic carrier (Diffstrip), five enzymes/products (prolyl aminopeptidase, galactosidase, leucine aminopeptidase, acid phosphatase and indole). The strips were inoc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.45.11.956