Clostridium difficile ribotypes in humans and animals in Brazil

Clostridium difficile is an emerging enteropathogen responsible for pseudomembranous colitis in humans and diarrhoea in several domestic and wild animal species. Despite its known importance, there are few studies aboutC. difficile polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ribotypes in Brazil and the actual k...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Otávio Silveira Silva, Maja Rupnik, Amanda Nádia Diniz, Eduardo Garcia Vilela, Francisco Carlos Faria Lobato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2015-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762015000801062&lng=en&tlng=en