A clinical and molecular analysis of Clostridium difficile strains isolated from Groote Schuur Hospital

A clinical and molecular analysis of Clostridium difficile isolated from symptomatic patients at Groote Schuur Hospital was conducted in order to gain insight into the identity, epidemiology and pathogenesis of the various strains. C. difficile was detected and isolated by selective culture from sto...

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Main Author: Brock, Tunehafo Elisabeth
Other Authors: Abratt, Valerie Rose
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19966