title: [Dramatic increase of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in Germany: has the new strain PCR-ribotype 027 already reached us?].
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Krankenhaushygiene, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover. reichardt.christiane@mh-hanover.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reichardt
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Chaberny
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kola
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mattner
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Vonberg
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gastmeier
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015995:Prevalence; D021521:Ribotyping; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; C041348:tcdA protein, Clostridium difficile; C031815:toxB protein, Clostridium difficile