Emergence and Molecular Characterization of NAP4 Clostridium difficile Healthcare-Associated Infections in Canada
Clostridium difficile is an important nosocomial pathogen and the leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. In the early 2000's, major outbreaks of C. difficile occurred in the Canada and the United States, both caused by the same strain, the North American Pulsed-Field type 1 (NAP1). Re...
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31708 |