The purpose of this study was to compare clinical features of Clostridium difficile infection
(CDI) to toxin gene profiles of the strains isolated from Danish hospitalized patients. C …

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

In order to assess the lethality of Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) and the
PCR ribotypes prevalent in Austria, the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety …

Isolates of Clostridium difficile from 159 hospitalized Danish patients (2005) were analysed
by a new 5-plex PCR method targeting the toxin genes tcdA, tcdB, cdtA and cdtB, and 16S …

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) leads to considerable morbidity and mortality among
hospitalized patients. Faecal specimens from 1110 hospitalized patients suspected for CDI …

We conducted a nationwide molecular epidemiological study of Clostridium difficile infection
(CDI) in Japan investigated the correlation between the presence of binary toxin genes and …

Clostridium difficile is the bacterium most commonly surmised to cause antimicrobial-and
hospital-associated diarrhea in developed countries worldwide, and such infections are …

During a 2-month period in 2005, 13 laboratories participated in a surveillance study of
Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) in 17 hospitals in The Netherlands. The …

Introduction. The binary toxin genes cdt and cdtB have been detected in∼ 5% of Clostridium
difficile strains. Severe C. difficile disease (CDD) may be associated with strains that carry …

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is caused by toxin-producing strains. It accounts for 20–
30% of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and particularly accounts for 90% of …