Characteristics of Clostridium difficile infection in a high complexity hospital and report of the circulation of the NAP1/027 hypervirulent strain in Colombia

Characteristics of Clostridium difficile infection in a high complexity hospital and report of the circulation of the NAP1/027 hypervirulent strain in Colombia

Introduction: Clostridium difficile is the main pathogen related to healthcare-associated diarrhea and it is the cause of 20 to 30% of diarrhea cases caused by antibiotics. In Colombia and Latin America, the knowledge about the epidemiological behavior of this infection is limited. Objective: To des...

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Main Authors: Sandra Milena Gualtero, Lina Alejandra Abril, Nathalia Camelo, Susi Daniela Sanchez, Fabián Antonio Davila, Gerson Arias, Edwin Silva, Ingrid Gissel Bustos, Diego Fernando Josa, Isabel Cristina Torres, Luis Carlos Zambrano, María José Pareja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2017-12-01
Series:Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile
bacterial infections
anti-infective agents
diarrhea
enterocolitis, pseudomembranous
polymerase chain reaction
Online Access:https://www.revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/3244

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