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Clostridium difficile ribotype 176 - A predictor for high mortality and risk of nosocomial spread?
Anaerobe - 1 Aug 2016
Polivkova Sylvia, Krutova Marcela, Petrlova Katarina, Benes Jiri, Nyc Otakar
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PURPOSE: The objective of this survey was to determine the incidence of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Bulovka Hospital, and to evaluate clinical and epidemiological data on CDI patients together with a detailed molecular characterisation of C. difficile isolates. The patient outcomes were correlated to causative C. difficile PCR-ribotype. METHODS: The...
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