Clostridium difficile ribotypes in humans and animals in Brazil
Clostridium difficile is an emerging enteropathogen responsible for pseudomembranous colitis in humans and diarrhoea in several domestic and wild animal species. Despite its known importance, there are few studies aboutC. difficile polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ribotypes in Brazil and the actual k...
Main Authors: | Rodrigo Otávio Silveira Silva, Maja Rupnik, Amanda Nádia Diniz, Eduardo Garcia Vilela, Francisco Carlos Faria Lobato |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
2015-12-01
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Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762015000801062&lng=en&tlng=en |
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