Open AccessMolecular and culture-based diagnosis ofClostridium difficileisolates from Côte d'Ivoire after prolonged storage at disrupted cold chain conditions
Author(s) -
Sören L. Becker,
Justin K. Chatigre,
Jean T. Coulibaly,
Pascal Mertens,
Bassirou Bonfoh,
Mathias Herrmann,
Ed J. Kuijper,
Eliézer K. N’Goran,
Jürg Utzinger,
Lutz von Müller
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1878-3503
pISSN - 0035-9203
DOI - 10.1093/trstmh/trv071
Subject(s) - clostridium difficile , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , clostridiaceae , glutamate dehydrogenase , clostridium , ribotyping , cote d ivoire , virology , polymerase chain reaction , bacteria , toxin , antibiotics , biochemistry , receptor , philosophy , gene , humanities , glutamate receptor , genetics
Although Clostridium difficile is a major cause of diarrhoea, its epidemiology in tropical settings is poorly understood. Strain characterisation requires work-up in specialised laboratories, often after prolonged storage without properly maintained cold chain.
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