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  • 标题:INVESTIGATION OF VARIOUS TISSUE CULTURE MONOLAYERS SENSITIVITY IN DETECTION OF CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN
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  • 作者:SALARI M.H. ; BADAMI N. ; SADEGHIFARD NOUR KHODA
  • 期刊名称:Iranian Journal of Public Health
  • 印刷版ISSN:2251-6085
  • 电子版ISSN:2251-6093
  • 出版年度:2008
  • 卷号:37
  • 期号:1
  • 页码:99-102
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • 摘要:

    Background: Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of nosocomial diarrhea. It is usually a consequence of antibiotic treatment, but sporadic cases can occur. The purpose of this study was to investigate five tissue culture monolayers sensitivity in detection of C. difficile-toxin.
    Methods: A total of 402 stool samples from patients with nosocomial diarrhea hospitalized in three hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) were collected. The samples were cultured on a selective cycloserine cefoxitin fructose agar (CCFA) and incubated in anaerobic conditions, at 37 ° C for 4 days. Isolates were characterized to species level by conventional biochemical tests. Bacterial cytotoxicity was assayed on five tissue culture monolayers.
    Results: Our findings show that of the total patients, 24 toxigenic C. difficile (6%) were isolated. All 24 C. difficile toxins showed cytotoxic effect at ≥ 1:10 dilution on Hela, Hep2, Vero, McCoy and Mdck cells after 16, 20, 24, 24 and 30 hours, respectively. C. difficile toxin showed cytotoxic effect at ≥ 1:100 dilutions only on Hela cell monolayer after 48 hours.
    Conclusion: Hela cell monolayer may be a satisfactory substitute for the detection of C. difficile toxin in clinical specimens.

  • 关键词:PATIENTS; DIARRHEA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; TOXIN; CPE; VARIOUS TISSUE CULTURE
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