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Lars F Westblade1, Robin R Chamberland, Duncan MacCannell, Rachel Collins, Erik R Dubberke, W Michael Dunne, Carey-Ann D Burnham.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23175261 PMCID: PMC3553927 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02627-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948