Emergence of Clostridium difficile NAP1 in Latin America
The NAP1 and NAP2 strains of Clostridium difficile have been linked to nosocomial outbreaks of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) and pseudomembranous colitis in North American and European countries (4, 5). We found these strains, together with seven additional pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (P...
| Main Authors: | Quesada Gómez, Carlos, Rodríguez Sánchez, César, Gamboa Coronado, María del Mar, Rodríguez Cavallini, Evelyn, Du, Tim, Mulvey, Michael R., Villalobos Zúñiga, Manuel Antonio, Boza Cordero, Ricardo |
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| Format: | Artículo |
| Language: | Inglés |
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2018
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http://jcm.asm.org/content/48/2/669 https://hdl.handle.net/10669/75158 |
| Summary: |
The NAP1 and NAP2 strains of Clostridium difficile have been linked to nosocomial outbreaks of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) and pseudomembranous colitis in North American and European countries (4, 5). We found these strains, together with seven additional pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns, among 37 isolates recently recovered from patients with AAD in a Costa Rican hospital. Herein we present the macrorestriction patterns of the isolates as well as data regarding their toxin genotypes and susceptibility to selected antibiotics. |
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