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Genotypic and phenotypic analysis of Clostridium difficile correlated with previous antibiotic exposure.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2006
Samore Matthew H, Venkataraman Lata, DeGirolami Paola C, Merrigan Michelle M, Johnson Stuart, Gerding Dale N, Carmeli Yehuda, Harbarth Stephan
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To analyze Clostridium difficile susceptibility results and genotypes in relation to antibiotic exposures that precipitated C. difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD), we examined 83 nosocomial C. difficile isolates recovered at a tertiary care center in Boston, Massachusetts. MICs were determined by E-test methodology using modified Brucella agar. Isolates were genotyped by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and...
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