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Clostridium difficile infections in a Shanghai hospital: antimicrobial resistance, toxin profiles and ribotypes.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Apr 2009
Huang Haihui, Wu Shi, Wang Minggui, Zhang Yingyuan, Fang Hong, Palmgren Ann-Chatrin, Weintraub Andrej, Nord Carl Erik
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has risen markedly since 2003, however data from China are limited. A 1-year study was conducted at the University Hospital Huashan to characterise clinical isolates of C. difficile. Of 74 isolates, 56 were from the first episode of CDI (43 A(+)B(+) and 13 A(-)B(+)), 5 were from recurrences and 13 were toxin-negative. No binary toxin or TcdC deletion was...
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