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Development and evaluation of a novel, semiautomated clostridium difficile typing platform

Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2013) 51(2) 621-624
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02627-12
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We describe a novel, semiautomated Clostridium difficile typing platform that is based on PCR-ribotyping in conjunction with a semiautomated molecular typing system. The platform is reproducible with minimal intra- or interassay variability. This method exhibited a discriminatory index of 0.954 and is therefore comparable to more arduous typing systems, such as pulsedfield gel electrophoresis. Copyright © 2013, American Society for Microbiology.

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Westblade, L. F., Chamberland, R. R., MacCannell, D., Collins, R., Dubberke, E. R., Dunne, W. M., & Burnham, C. A. D. (2013). Development and evaluation of a novel, semiautomated clostridium difficile typing platform. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 51(2), 621–624. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02627-12

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