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Prevalence, toxin gene profile, genotypes and antibiotic susceptibility of Clostridium difficile in a tertiary care hospital in Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Indian journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Saber Taisir, Hawash Yousry A, Ismail Khadiga A, Khalifa Amany S, Alsharif Khalaf F, Alghamdi Saleh A, Saber Tamer, Eed Emad M
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Purpose: Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is an important causative agent of nosocomial diarrhoea and has become a major worldwide public health concern. The current study was conducted to determine the prevalence of C. difficile infection (CDI) amongst patients with nosocomial diarrhoea in a large tertiary care hospital in Taif, Saudi Arabia, and to define molecular characteristics and antimicrobial...
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