title: Clostridium difficile ribotype 027 is not evenly distributed in Hesse, Germany.
abstract: Clostridium difficile-isolates associated with CDI in different healthcare facilities in Hesse were analysed. The most common ribotypes were 001 (31.1%) and 027 (27.0%). The proportion of ribotype 027 among regional C. difficile-isolates was 10.8% in North Hesse, 17.2% in Middle Hesse, and 33.5% in the Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area. In the latter region, ribotype 027 was the most prevalent ribotype.
authors.affiliation: Robert Koch Institute, Division for Applied Infection Control and Hospital Hygiene, Berlin, Germany; Hesse State Health Office, Centre for Health Protection, Dillenburg, Germany. Electronic address: ArvandM@rki.de.
authors.forename: Mardjan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arvand
authors.affiliation: Hesse State Health Office, Centre for Health Protection, Dillenburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Gudrun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bettge-Weller
mesh_terms: D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D021521:Ribotyping
keywords: CDI; Clostridium difficile; Distribution; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Ribotype 027