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MALDI-TOF MS: An alternative approach for ribotyping Clostridioides difficile isolates in Brazil.
Anaerobe - 1 Jun 2021
Carneiro Leandro Gouveia, Pinto Tatiana Castro Abreu, Moura Hercules, Barr John, Domingues Regina Maria Cavalcanti Pilotto, Ferreira Eliane de Oliveira
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Clostridioides difficile is an important organism causing healthcare-associated infections. It has been documented that specific strains caused multiple outbreaks globally, and patients infected with those strains are more likely to develop severe C. difficile infection (CDI). With the appearance of a variant strain, BI/NAP1 ribotype 027, responsible for several outbreaks and high mortality rates worldwide, the...
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