title: Editorial commentary: Clostridium difficile ribotype 027: an intrinsically virulent strain, but clinical virulence remains to be determined at the bedside.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goorhuis
mesh_terms: D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D021521:Ribotyping
chemical_list: D001905:Botulinum Toxins
keywords: Clostridium difficile; epidemiology; severity score; type 027; virulence