Background. Since 2005, an increase in the prevalence of Clostridium difficile infection
(CDI) due to polymerase chain reaction ribotype 078 has been noticed in The Netherlands …

Clostridium difficile ribotype (RT) 017 is an important toxigenic C. difficile RT which, due to a
deletion in the repetitive region of the tcdA gene, only produces functional toxin B. Strains …

Emergence of a Ribotype 244 Strain of Clostridium difficile Associated With Severe Disease and
Related to the Epidemic Ribotype 027 Strain | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic …

The clinical spectrum of Clostridium difficile‐associated disease (CDAD) ranges from
diarrhoea to severe life‐threatening pseudomembranous colitis. Although not always …

Clostridium difficile is a well-known cause of sporadic and healthcare-associated diarrhea.
Multihospital outbreaks due to a single strain and outbreaks associated with antibiotic …

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 …

Background. After reports of emerging outbreaks in Canada and the United States,
Clostridium difficile—associated disease (CDAD) due to polymerase chain reaction ribotype …

Background Recent reports suggest that the rate and severity of Clostridium difficile–
associated disease in the United States are increasing and that the increase may be …

Background. Recent outbreaks of severe cases of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea
(CDAD) reported in North America, the United Kingdom, and The Netherlands have …

Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 comprised 0.2% of a collection of Swedish isolates in
1997-2001 (3 of 1,325 isolates). These isolates had lower moxifloxacin MICs than the …