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Evaluation of new selective culture media and a rapidfluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) assay for identification of Clostridium difficile from stool samples

¹ Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital of Ulm, Germany;

² Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine;

³ Dr. Gaertner & Partner Laboratory

⁴ E-mail: nele.wellinghausen{at}labor-gaertner.de

Received January 23, 2009
Accepted March 10, 2009

Two new agars, the Clostridium difficile-selective agar according to Brazier (Oxoid) and the C. difficile-selective agar (BD), were compared to cycloserine-cefoxitin-fructose agar regarding their sensitivity for culture of C. difficile from stool samples. A C. difficile-specific FISH assay was developed facilitating rapid and reliable identification of cultured isolates.