Molecular and culture-based diagnosis of Clostridium difficile isolates from Cote d'Ivoire after prolonged storage at disrupted cold chain conditions

Conclusions
Storage conditions only minimally affect recovery of C. difficile and its toxins in stool culture. A rapid GDH screening test and subsequent transfer of GDH-positive stool samples to reference laboratories for in-depth characterisation may improve our understanding of the epidemiology of C. difficile in the tropics.

Source: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - September 18, 2015 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Becker, S. L., Chatigre, J. K., Coulibaly, J. T., Mertens, P., Bonfoh, B., Herrmann, M., Kuijper, E. J., N'Goran, E. K., Utzinger, J., von Muller, L. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research