Detection of clostridium difficile from an enhancement broth by gas-liquid chromatography

Hassan, H. and Cheng, S.C. (1991) Detection of clostridium difficile from an enhancement broth by gas-liquid chromatography. The Malaysian Journal of Pathology, 13 (1). pp. 29-31. ISSN 0126-8635,

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Abstract

Gas-Liquid cl~romatograpl~y (GLC) was used to detect tlle presence of isocaproic acid produced by Clostridium difficile from 54 stool san~ples grown in cycloserine-cefoxitin brotli. Isocaproic acid was detected in 12 samples of which 5 were confirmed to be Clostridium difficile by culture and biocllemical tests. Tlle detection of isocaproic acid by GLC together with the presence of presumptive colonies on primary selective culture media provides a more rapid laboratory diagnosis for Clostridium difficile.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Additional Information: Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
Uncontrolled Keywords: Gas-Liquid cl~romatograpl~y (GLC); Medical Microbiology
Subjects: R Medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine
Depositing User: hamimah hamimah hassan
Date Deposited: 02 Aug 2012 02:20
Last Modified: 26 Oct 2018 02:10
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/3582

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