title: A case of imported Clostridium difficile PCR-ribotype 027 infection within the Czech Republic which has a high prevalence of C. difficile ribotype 176.
abstract: The first case of Clostridium difficile RT027 infection in the Czech Republic (CZ) was identified. The patient had been hospitalised in Germany prior to moving to CZ. Multiple-Locus Variable number tandem repeat Analysis revealed a genetic relatedness between the patient's isolate and RT027 isolate collected in the German hospital.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Motol University Hospital, Czech Republic; Department of Paediatric Neurology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Motol University Hospital, Czech Republic. Electronic address: marcela.krutova@seznam.cz.
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krutova
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Motol University Hospital, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Otakar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nyc
authors.affiliation: Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ed J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kuijper
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and University Hospital in Plzen, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Lenka
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Geigerova
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Motol University Hospital, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matejkova
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and University Hospital in Plzen, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bergerova
authors.affiliation: Hesse State Health Office, Centre for Health Protection, Dillenburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Mardjan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arvand
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D018153:Czech Republic; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D021521:Ribotyping; D014195:Travel
keywords: C. difficile infection; Capillary electrophoresis; Clostridium difficile; MLVA; PCR ribotype 027; PCR ribotype 176