Characterization of community-acquired Clostridioides difficile strains in Israel, 2020–2022

Characterization of community-acquired Clostridioides difficile strains in Israel, 2020–2022

BackgroundThe prevalence of community-acquired Clostridioides difficile infection (CA-CDI) has been rising, due to changes in antibiotics prescribing practices, emergence of hypervirulent strains and improved diagnostics. This study explored CA-CDI epidemiology by examining strain diversity and viru...

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Main Authors: Orna Schwartz, Hanan Rohana, Maya Azrad, Anna Shor, Nir Rainy, Yasmin Maor, Lior Nesher, Orli Sagi, Shifra Ken-Dror, Peter Kechker, Avi Peretz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
C. difficile
CDI
community-acquired C. difficile infection
MLST
clade
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1323257/full

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