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Clostridioides difficile ribotypes 001 and 126 were predominant in Tehran healthcare settings from 2004 to 2018: a 14-year-long cross-sectional study
1 Jan 2020
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Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) remains a major healthcare problem worldwide, however, little is known about CDI epidemiology in Iran. Between December 2004 and November 2018, 3649 stool samples were collected from patients in 69 hospitals and medical centres in Tehran and were cultured for the presence of C. difficile; isolates were characterized by PCR ribotyping and toxin genes detection. A total of...
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