Development and evaluation of a novel, semiautomated Clostridium difficile typing platform.

نویسندگان

  • Lars F Westblade
  • Robin R Chamberland
  • Duncan MacCannell
  • Rachel Collins
  • Erik R Dubberke
  • W Michael Dunne
  • Carey-Ann D Burnham
چکیده

We describe a novel, semiautomated Clostridium difficile typing platform that is based on PCR-ribotyping in conjunction with a semiautomated molecular typing system. The platform is reproducible with minimal intra- or interassay variability. This method exhibited a discriminatory index of 0.954 and is therefore comparable to more arduous typing systems, such as pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of clinical microbiology

دوره 51 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013