The emergence of Clostridium difficile ribotypes 027 and 176 with a predominance of the Clostridium difficile ribotype 001 recognized in Slovakia following the European standardized Clostridium difficile infection surveillance of 2016

Aim: To obtain standardized epidemiological data for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in Slovakia. Methods: Between October and December 2016, 36 hospitals in Slovakia used the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) surveillance protocol....

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Main Authors: Elena Novakova, Maria Stefkovicova, Maria Garabasova Kopilec, Martin Novak, Nina Kotlebova, Ed Kuijper, Marcela Krutova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219304321