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Molecular Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Clostridium difficile ST81 Infection in a Teaching Hospital in Eastern China.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2020
Yang Ziyu, Huang Qian, Qin Juanxiu, Zhang Xiaoye, Jian Ying, Lv Huiying, Liu Qian, Li Min
Abstract excerpt
Background: The prevalence of Clostridium difficile causes an increased morbidity and mortality of inpatients, especially in Europe and North America, while data on C. difficile infection (CDI) are limited in China. Methods: From September 2014 to August 2019, 562 C. difficile isolates were collected from patients and screened for toxin genes. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and antimicrobial susceptibility...
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