A comparison of culture methods and polymerase chain reaction in detecting Clostridioides difficile from hospital surfaces.
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DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001636
Abstract: Introduction. Environmental surveillance for Clostridioides difficile is challenging. There are no internationally agreed recommendations on which method should be used when environmental surveillance is undertaken.Aim. To compare the detection of C. difficile by RT-PCR to… read more here.
Keywords: culture; comparison culture; polymerase chain; clostridioides difficile ... See more keywords
Comparison of the culture method with multiplex PCR for the confirmation of Legionella spp. and Legionella pneumophila
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DOI: 10.1111/jam.15103
Abstract: The detection and enumeration of Legionella spp. in water samples are typically performed via a cultural technique standardized in ISO 11731. This method is time‐consuming (up to 15 days), and the specificity of the confirmation… read more here.
Keywords: method; pcr; legionella; legionella spp ... See more keywords