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Epidemic<i>Clostridium difficile</i>Strain in Hospital Visitation Dog

1 Jun 2006

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To the Editor: Rates of illness and death from Clostridium difficile–associated disease (CDAD) and reports of CDAD in persons without traditional risk factors (1) have been increasing. One particular strain of C. difficile has been implicated in outbreaks of CDAD in hospitals in North America and Europe and appears to be spreading internationally at an alarming rate. This strain is classified as ribotype 027,...

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PMID: 16752477
DOI: 10.3201/eid1206.060115

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