Clostridium difficile Ribotype 027, Toxinotype III, the Netherlands

Clostridium difficile Ribotype 027, Toxinotype III, the Netherlands

Outbreaks due to Clostridium difficile polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ribotype 027, toxinotype III, were detected in 7 hospitals in the Netherlands from April 2005 to February 2006. One hospital experienced at the same time a second outbreak due to a toxin A–negative C. difficile PCR ribotype 017 t...

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Main Authors: Ed J. Kuijper, Renate J. van den Berg, Sylvia Debast, Caroline E. Visser, Dick Veenendaal, Annet Troelstra, Tjallie van der Kooi, Susan van den Hof, Daan W. Notermans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile
PCR ribotype 027
toxinotype IIII
epidemic
Harderwijk
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/5/05-1350_article

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