Rapid, Simultaneous Detection of Clostridium sordellii and Clostridium perfringens in Archived Tissues by a Novel PCR-Based Microsphere Assay: Diagnostic Implications for Pregnancy-Associated Toxic Shock Syndrome Cases

Table 3

Microsphere assay results of Clostridium species isolates.

Clostridium species	Number of isolates tested	Number of positive isolates
		For C. sordellii	For C. perfringens
Clostridium sordellii	9	9/9 (100%)	0/9 (0%)
Clostridium perfringens	9	0/9 (0%)	9/9 (100%)
Clostridium difficile	4	0/4 (0%)	0/4 (0%)
Clostridium butyricum	5	0/5 (0%)	0/5 (0%)
Clostridium septicum	5	0/5 (0%)	0/5 (0%)
Clostridium sporogenes	5	0/5 (0%)	0/5 (0%)
Clostridium tetani	5	0/5 (0%)	0/5 (0%)