Colorex™ C.difficile

Colorex™ C.difficile

Chromogenic medium for detection of Clostridium difficile.

Clostridium difficile (C.difficile) is the leading cause of nosocomial infectious diarrheoa in adults. These infections occur mostly in patients who have both medical care and antibiotic treatment and have become more frequent and more difficult to treat in the last years due to the emergence of highly toxigenic C.difficile strains.

Although PCR has become the leading C.difficile detection technique, culture is essential for strain typing and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. CHROMagarTM C.difficile is a new fluorogenic culture medium, extremely sensitive and selective, especially designed to simplify and speed up (24h) the culture of C.difficile.

Additional Information

Container

Pack Size

10 x 90mm Plates

Shelf Life (days)

Storage Conditions

2-8°C – Store in the dark

Storage Temp (°C)

Appearance

Firm Gel

Colour

Pale Straw

pH

Fill Volume

Product Description

Organisms Ref. No Result
C. difficile NCTC 11204 Colourless & fluroescent
Escherichia coli NCTC 12241 Inhibited
C. perfringens NCTC 8237 Inhibited
Enterococcus faecalis NCTC 12697 Inhibited
Candida albicans NCPF 3179 Inhibited

 

  PP3087 – Colorex C.difficile