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A search for Clostridium difficile ribotypes 027 and 078 in Brazil

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Toxigenic strains of Clostridium difficile may be disseminating. Here we prospectively screened patients with nosocomial diarrhoea in two hospitals in Brazil. To identify C. difficile polymerase chain reaction ribotypes 027/078 strains, we used high resolution melting and multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Among 116 screened patients, 11 were positive for C. difficile. The polymerase chain reaction ribotypes 027/078 strains were not identified in this study.

Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2014.08.004

Authors: Alexandre de Almeida Monteiro, Renata Neto Pires, Søren Persson, Edison Moraes Rodrigues Filho, Alessandro Comarú Pasqualotto

Institutions: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Santa Casa Hospital, Statens Serum Institut, Grupo Hospitalar Conceição

Language: English

Topic: Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,600