title: The first case of severe Clostridium difficile ribotype 027 infection in Taiwan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yuan-Pin
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Cong-Tat
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Cia
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Cheng Kung University, Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Bo-Yang
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Po-Chuan
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hsiao-Ju
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Experiment and Diagnosis, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hsiao-Chieh
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jen-Chieh
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, E-da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yi-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan; Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Medical College, No. 1, University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan. Electronic address: peijtsai@mail.ncku.edu.com.
authors.forename: Pei-Jane
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, No. 138, Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 70403, Taiwan. Electronic address: winston3415@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Wen-Chien
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000502:physiology*; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans