| Literature DB >> 23201396 |
K A Hill1, J Collins, L Wilson, J D Perry, F K Gould.
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Two culture media were compared for their ability to isolate Clostridium difficile from environmental sites within a UK hospital. The media were cefoxitin-cycloserine-egg yolk agar plus lysozyme (CCEY/L) and chromID C. difficile. A wide range of environmental surfaces was sampled using sterile sponges (Polywipes) and these were inoculated on to both media. C. difficile was recovered from 105 of 496 sites (21%) using a combination of both media. The sensitivity of chromID C. difficile was 87.6% compared with 26.6% for CCEY/L (P < 0.0001). chromID C. difficile performed significantly better than CCEY/L for the recovery of C. difficile from the environment.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 23201396 DOI： 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.10.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Hosp Infect ISSN： 0195-6701 Impact factor: 3.926