Molecular epidemiological analyses of Clostridioides difficile isolates in a university hospital in Japan

Molecular epidemiological analyses of Clostridioides difficile isolates in a university hospital in Japan

Background: We performed molecular epidemiological analyses of Clostridioides difficile isolates in a university hospital in Japan to reveal the risk of C. difficile infection. Methods: Cultured isolates from 919 stool samples from 869 patients obtained from July 2015 to August 2016 were subjected t...

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Main Authors: Yukitaka Ito, Koichi Tanimoto, Naoko Chiba, Masanobu Otsuka, Masato Ota, Mieko Yoshida, Yusuke Hashimoto, Takahiro Nomura, Haruyoshi Tomita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Clostridioides difficile
Molecular epidemiology
CD toxin
Ribotyping
Healthcare-associated infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023073759

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