In a 1-year survey at a university hospital we found that 20· 6%(81/392) of patients with
antibiotic associated diarrohea where positive for C. difficile. The most common PCR …

Abstract Introduction The epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has changed in
the last two decades. There is a lack of information regarding incidence and severity of CDI …

SUMMARY and 4.3 (3.0). Out of 138 isolates (43% of total isolates were studied), 24
different ribotypes were identified. Isolates with ribotype 027 were predominant (38%) …

Clostridium difficile is recognised worldwide as the main cause of infectious bacterial
antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in hospitals and other healthcare settings. The aim of this …

Purpose. Data regarding the incidence and molecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile
infections (CDIs) in Greece are limited. Methodology. A retrospective study of all laboratory …

We aimed to achieve a higher typing resolution within the three dominant Clostridium
difficile ribotypes (591,106 and 002) circulating in Colombia. A total of 50 C. difficile isolates …

Background Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the leading cause of healthcare-
associated diarrhea, and several outbreaks with increased severity and mortality have been …

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org/10.1002/hep. 24674 2. Boccia D, Guthmann JP, Klovstad H, Hamid N, Tatay M …

In Colombia, the epidemiology and circulating genotypes of Clostridium difficile have not yet
been described. Therefore, we molecularly characterized clinical isolates of C. difficile from …

Background Trends in the distribution of ribotypes for C. difficile associated diarrheal
isolates obtained over time in the United States are lacking. As part of surveillance program …