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Characterization of a Clostridioides difficile outbreak caused by PCR ribotype 046, associated with increased mortality

This study describes a large nosocomial outbreak of Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI) dominated by ribotype (RT) 046 in a Swedish hospital. The present study aimed to examine the pathogenicity of this RT, explore epidemiological links by whole genome sequencing (WGS), and evaluate different...

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Autores principales: Magnusson, Cecilia, Mernelius, Sara, Bengnér, Malin, Norén, Torbjörn, Serrander, Lena, Forshell, Sophie, Matussek, Andreas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8942542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35240942
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2022.2049981