Emergence of an Outbreak-Associated Clostridium difficile Variant with Increased Virulence

Emergence of an Outbreak-Associated Clostridium difficile Variant with Increased Virulence

The prevalence of Clostridium difficile infections has increased due to the emergence of epidemic variants from diverse genetic lineages. Here we describe the emergence of a novel variant during an outbreak in a Costa Rican hospital that was associated with severe clinical presentations. This C. dif...

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Main Authors: Quesada-Gómez, Carlos, López-Ureña, Diana, Acuña-Amador, Luis, Villalobos-Zúñiga, Manuel, Du, Tim, Freire, Rosemayre, Guzmán-Verri, Caterina, Gamboa-Coronado, María del Mar, Lawley, Trevor D., Moreno, Edgardo, Mulvey, Michael R., Brito, Gerly Anne de Castro, Rodríguez-Cavallini, Evelyn, Rodríguez, César, Chaves-Olarte, Esteban
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4365207/

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