Epidemiological and genomic characterization of community-acquired Clostridium difficile infections

Epidemiological and genomic characterization of community-acquired Clostridium difficile infections

Abstract Background Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in North America and Europe. The aim of this study was to identify epidemiologically-confirmed cases of community-acquired (CA)-CDI in a large North American urban center and analyze isolates using...

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Main Authors: Christina S. Thornton, Joseph E. Rubin, Alexander L. Greninger, Gisele Peirano, Charles Y. Chiu, Dylan R. Pillai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3337-9

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