Pathogenicity locus determinants and toxinotyping of Clostridioides difficile isolates recovered from Iranian patients

Little is known about the toxin profiles, toxinotypes and variations of toxin Clostridioides difficile C (tcdC) in Iranian C. difficile isolates. A total of 818 stool specimens were obtained from outpatients (n = 45) and hospitalized patients (n = 773) in Tehran, Iran, from 2011 to 2017. The 44 C. d...

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Main Authors: A. Aliramezani, M. Talebi, A. Baghani, M. Hajabdolbaghi, M. Salehi, A. Abdollahi, S. Afhami, M. Marjani, F. Golbabaei, M.A. Boroumand, A. Sarrafnejad, M. Yaseri, S. Ghourchian, M. Douraghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297518300593