Nash J Q, Chattopadhyay B, Honeycombe J, Tabaqchali S
J Clin Pathol. 1982 May;35(5):561-5. doi: 10.1136/jcp.35.5.561.
Over a five-month period 1239 unselected, routine faecal specimens from 856 patients were examined for Clostridium difficile. One hundred specimens representing 69 patients were culture-positive. Toxin was detected in the stool of ten. During the study period, there were 41 Salmonella, 12 Campylobacter and 9 Shigella infections. C difficile was isolated together with Salmonella from 12 patients. No patient required specific treatment for C difficile infection. The significance of these findings is discussed.
在五个月的时间里，对来自856名患者的1239份未经筛选的常规粪便标本进行了艰难梭菌检测。代表69名患者的100份标本培养呈阳性。在10人的粪便中检测到毒素。在研究期间，有41例沙门氏菌感染、12例弯曲杆菌感染和9例志贺氏菌感染。从12名患者中分离出艰难梭菌和沙门氏菌。没有患者因艰难梭菌感染而需要特殊治疗。讨论了这些发现的意义。
