Article
Analysis of phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of Clostridioides difficile RT027/ST1 and RT017/ST37 mixed infection in a rare case.
Journal of global antimicrobial resistance - 1 Sept 2026
Yang Jing, Zhang Yulian, Yin Kaige, Wei Honglian, Ouyang Zirou, Qin Pu, Qiang Cuixin, Li Zhirong, Niu Yanan, Wang Weigang, Zhao Jianhong
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Mixed Clostridioides difficile infections refer to the simultaneous infection of the same host with strains of different genotypes. The incidence rate of such infections is relatively low, at approximately 8%. Cases of co-infection involving the highly toxigenic strain RT027/ST1 and the commonly prevalent strain in Asia, RT017/ST37, are even more rare. This case identified a patient with pulmonary...
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- Humans
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Clostridioides difficile
- Clostridium Infections
- Coinfection
