[Detection of Clostridium perfringens in mixed infection patient samples using a modified reverse CAMP test]

Clostridium perfringes type A is the most common morbifying agent responsible for gas gangrene. For definitive bacteriological diagnosis the germ has to be isolated from contaminants. Suppression of contaminating germs by means of a selective rapid culture technique is also useful, but technical more expensive. The modification of the reverse CAMP-test demonstrated in this paper has the superiority of technical simplicity and is highly sensitive, too. By this method, Clostridia are isolated simultaneously. Thus, for submitting isolates of Clostridia to the reference laboratory, time and material are economized.