title: First report of hypervirulent strains polymerase chain reaction ribotypes 027 and 078 causing severe Clostridium difficile infection in Italy.
authors.forename: Rossella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baldan
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cavallerio
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tuscano
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parlato
authors.forename: Lucina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fossati
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moro
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: Daniela M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Cirillo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D021521:Ribotyping; D014774:Virulence