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Molecular Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Patients in Eastern China.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2017
Jin Dazhi, Luo Yun, Huang Chen, Cai Jian, Ye Julian, Zheng Yi, Wang Liqian, Zhao Peng, Liu Anbing, Fang Weijia, Wang Xianjun, Xia Shichang, Jiang Jianmin, Tang Yi-Wei
Abstract excerpt
Few studies on risk factors for and transmission of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in China have been reported. A cross-sectional study was conducted for 3 years in eastern China. Consecutive stool specimens from hospitalized patients with diarrhea were cultured for C. difficile. C. difficile isolates from these patients then were analyzed for toxin genes, genotypes, and antimicrobial resistance. A...
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