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Use of multilocus variable number of tandem repeats analysis genotyping to determine the role of asymptomatic carriers in Clostridium difficile transmission.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Oct 2013
Curry Scott R, Muto Carlene A, Schlackman Jessica L, Pasculle A William, Shutt Kathleen A, Marsh Jane W, Harrison Lee H
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested that asymptomatic carriers of toxigenic Clostridium difficile are a source of hospital-associated (HA) infections. Multilocus variable number of tandem repeats analysis (MLVA) is a highly discriminatory molecular subtyping tool that helps to determine possible transmission sources. METHODS: Clostridium difficile isolates were recovered from perirectal swabs collected...
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