A case of imported Clostridium difficile PCR-ribotype 027 infection within the Czech Republic which has a high prevalence of C. difficile ribotype 176
Language English Country England, Great Britain Media print-electronic
Document type Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
25300750
DOI
10.1016/j.anaerobe.2014.09.020
PII: S1075-9964(14)00142-5
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- C. difficile infection, Capillary electrophoresis, Clostridium difficile, MLVA, PCR ribotype 027, PCR ribotype 176,
- MeSH
- Travel * MeSH
- Clostridioides difficile classification genetics isolation & purification MeSH
- Hospitalization MeSH
- Clostridium Infections diagnosis microbiology MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Minisatellite Repeats MeSH
- Polymerase Chain Reaction * MeSH
- Ribotyping * MeSH
- Aged, 80 and over MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Aged, 80 and over MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Case Reports MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
- Germany MeSH
The first case of Clostridium difficile RT027 infection in the Czech Republic (CZ) was identified. The patient had been hospitalised in Germany prior to moving to CZ. Multiple-Locus Variable number tandem repeat Analysis revealed a genetic relatedness between the patient's isolate and RT027 isolate collected in the German hospital.
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