Predominance of Clostridium difficile ribotypes 012, 027 and 046 in a university hospital in Chile, 2012.
In a 1-year survey at a university hospital we found that 20·6% (81/392) of patients with antibiotic associated diarrohea where positive for C. difficile. The most common PCR ribotypes were 012 (14·8%), 027 (12·3%), 046 (12·3%) and 014/020 (9·9). The incidence rate was 2·6 cases of C. difficile infection for every 1000 outpatients.
Gut Microbiota and Clostridia Research Group,Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas,Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas,Universidad Andrés Bello,Santiago,Chile.
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Plaza-Garrido
Gut Microbiota and Clostridia Research Group,Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas,Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas,Universidad Andrés Bello,Santiago,Chile.
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Barra-Carrasco
Departamento de Ciencias Médicas,Universidad de Guanajuato,León,México.
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Macias
Techlab Inc.,Blacksburg,Virginia,USA.
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Carman
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust,Leeds,UK.
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Fawley
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust,Leeds,UK.
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Wilcox
Departamento de Gastroenterología,Facultad de Medicina,Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile,Santiago,Chile.
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Hernández-Rocha
Departamento de Laboratorio Clínico,Facultad de Medicina,Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile,Santiago,Chile.
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Guzmán-Durán
Departamento de Gastroenterología,Facultad de Medicina,Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile,Santiago,Chile.
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Alvarez-Lobos
Gut Microbiota and Clostridia Research Group,Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas,Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas,Universidad Andrés Bello,Santiago,Chile.
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Paredes-Sabja
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D021521:Ribotyping; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Chile; Clostridium difficile; epidemiology; nosocomial infections; ribotype