Article
Clostridium difficile strains from community-associated infections.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 2009
Limbago Brandi M, Long Cherie M, Thompson Angela D, Killgore George E, Hannett George E, Havill Nancy L, Mickelson Stephanie, Lathrop Sarah, Jones Timothy F, Park Mahin M, Harriman Kathleen H, Gould L Hannah, McDonald L Clifford, Angulo Frederick J
Abstract excerpt
Clostridium difficile isolates from presumed community-associated infections (n = 92) were characterized by toxinotyping, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, tcdC and cdtB PCR, and antimicrobial susceptibility. Nine toxinotypes (TOX) and 31 PFGE patterns were identified. TOX 0 (48, 52%), TOX III (18, 20%), and TOX V (9, 10%) were the most common; three isolates were nontoxigenic.
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