Detection of Clostridioides difficile in hospital environment by using C diff Banana Broth™

116 environmental samples from a 504 bed clinical hospital obtained in 2017/19 were inoculated into C diff Banana Broth (TM). Six C. difficile and 12 C. pefringens strains were isolated. Antibiotic-resistant Clostridium spp. dominated in hospital environment. To determine Clostridium spp. in hospital environment suitable medium like C diff Banana Broth (TM) should be used. (C) 2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd.