Seasonality of Clostridium difficile infections in Southern Germany

Between 2000 and 2009, the total number of patients with Clostridium difficile infections increased considerably in Southeastern Germany. A clear seasonality was observed with a higher number of affected patients occurring in the winter months (January–March). Moxifloxacin and erythromycin-resistant...

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Autores principales: REIL, M., HENSGENS, M. P. M., KUIJPER, E. J., JAKOBIAK, T., GRUBER, H., KIST, M., BORGMANN, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3443963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22152928
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268811002627
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Sumario:Between 2000 and 2009, the total number of patients with Clostridium difficile infections increased considerably in Southeastern Germany. A clear seasonality was observed with a higher number of affected patients occurring in the winter months (January–March). Moxifloxacin and erythromycin-resistant C. difficile PCR ribotypes 001 (72%) and 027 (4·6%) were the most commonly isolated strains.

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