Rapid Detection of <i>Clostridium difficile</i> in Feces by Real-Time PCR

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Clostridium difficile is the major causative agent of nosocomial antibiotic-associated diarrhea, colitis, and pseudomembranous colitis. The pathogenicity of C. difficile is closely related to the production of toxins A and B. Toxigenic C. difficile detection by a tissue culture cytotoxin assay is often considered the "gold standard." However, this assay is time consuming, as it implies an incubation period of at...

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