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Molecular characterization and antimicrobial susceptibility of tcdA-negative Clostridium difficile isolates from Guangzhou, China.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Apr 2016
Lidan Chen, Linhai Li, Yang Liao, Zhaohui Sun, Xiaoyan Huang, Yuling Shi
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to investigate the molecular characteristics and antimicrobial susceptibility of Clostridium difficile clinical isolates in Guangzhou, China. One hundred twenty isolates were collected from Guangzhou General Hospital at the Guangzhou Military Command in China from March 2014 to April 2015, and 9 isolates were identified as tcdA-negative/tcdB-positive (A(-)B(+)) strains. Results showed that all of...
Topics
- Adult
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Bacterial Proteins
- Bacterial Toxins
- China
- Clostridioides difficile
- Clostridium Infections
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Enterotoxins
- Genetic Variation
