Clostridium difficile Ribotype 027, Toxinotype III, the Netherlands

Outbreaks due to Clostridium difficile polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ribotype 027, toxinotype III, were detected in 7 hospitals in the Netherlands from April 2005 to February 2006. One hospital experienced at the same time a second outbreak due to a toxin A–negative C. difficile PCR ribotype 017 t...

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Main Authors: Ed J. Kuijper, Renate J. van den Berg, Sylvia Debast, Caroline E. Visser, Dick Veenendaal, Annet Troelstra, Tjallie van der Kooi, Susan van den Hof, Daan W. Notermans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/5/05-1350_article