title: Emergence of toxin A-negative, toxin B-positive Clostridium difficile strains: epidemiological and clinical considerations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Amy M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Kate E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Mackin
authors.forename: Dena
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lyras
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D021521:Ribotyping
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; C041348:tcdA protein, Clostridium difficile; C031815:toxB protein, Clostridium difficile
keywords: Clostridium difficile; TcdA-B+; antibiotic-associated diarrhea; ribotype 017; toxin variants