A recent Supplement to Clinical Microbiology and Infection entitled 'Infection control
measures to limit the spread of C. difficile'pointed out that the incidence of C. difficile …

Further to the recent publication in CMI of a European survey characterising Clostridium
difficile isolates in Europe [1], we would like to report the occurrence of a small outbreak …

The first case of Clostridium difficile RT027 infection in the Czech Republic (CZ) was
identified. The patient had been hospitalised in Germany prior to moving to CZ. Multiple …

Eurosurveillance | First isolation of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 in Austria 1887 Other
sites: ECDC European Antibiotic Awareness Day ESCAIDE - Scientific conference …

Eurosurveillance | A case of Clostridium difficile-associated disease due to the highly virulent
clone of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027, March 2007 in Germany 1887 Other sites …

Eurosurveillance | First isolation of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 in Finland 1887
Other sites: ECDC European Antibiotic Awareness Day ESCAIDE - Scientific conference …

In a recent paper, Keel and colleagues concluded that Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 078
was the most common PCR ribotype among isolates from swine (83% of 119 isolates) and …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of Clostridium difficile
infections (CDI) and to characterise the isolates in 14 departments of ten academic hospitals …

Since 2003, a rising incidence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in North America and
Europe has coincided with outbreaks of C. difficile PCR ribotype 027. This ribotype was not …

Outbreaks of diarrhoea due to Clostridium difficile ribotype 027, toxinotype III have been
reported in North America, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands [1-4], and this toxinotype …