title: First isolation of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 in Finland.
authors.affiliation: National Public Health Institute (KTL), Helsinki, Finland. outi.lyytikainen@ktl.fi
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lyytikäinen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mentula
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Könönen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kotila
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tarkka
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Anttila
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mattila
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanerva
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vaara
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Valtonen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D021521:Ribotyping