<i>Clostridium difficile</i> PCR Ribotype 078: an Emerging Strain in Humans and in Pigs?

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In a recent paper, Keel and colleagues concluded that Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 078 was the most common PCR ribotype among isolates from swine (83% of 119 isolates) and isolates from calves (94% of 33 isolates) in The United States ([1][1]). In contrast, only 1 of 23 human isolates

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