Characterization of Clostridium difficile Strains in British Columbia, Canada: A Shift from NAP1 Majority (2008) to Novel Strain Types (2013) in One Region

Background. Clostridium difficile is a major cause of gastrointestinal illness. Epidemic NAP1 strains contain toxins A and B, a deletion in repressor tcdC, and a binary toxin. Objectives. To determine the molecular epidemiology of C. difficile in British Columbia and compare between two time points...

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Autores principales: Jassem, Agatha N., Prystajecky, Natalie, Marra, Fawziah, Kibsey, Pamela, Tan, Kennard, Umlandt, Patricia, Janz, Loretta, Champagne, Sylvie, Gamage, Bruce, Golding, George R., Mulvey, Michael R., Henry, Bonnie, Hoang, Linda M. N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27366181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8207418

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27366181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8207418

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