Clostridioides difficile outbreak detection: Evaluation by ribotyping and whole-genome sequencing of a surveillance algorithm based on ward-specific cutoffs.

Autor: Edman-Wallér JE; Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research (CARe), Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden., Toepfer M; Clinical Microbiology, Unilabs AB, Skövde, Sweden., Karp J; Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research (CARe), Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.; Department of Infectious Diseases, Skaraborg Hospital, Skövde, Sweden., Rizzardi K; Department of Microbiology, Public Health Agency of Sweden, Solna, Sweden., Jacobsson G; Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research (CARe), Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.; Department of Infectious Diseases, Skaraborg Hospital, Skövde, Sweden., Werner M; Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Södra Älvsborg Hospital, Borås, Sweden.

Publikováno v: Infection control and hospital epidemiology [Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol] 2023 Dec; Vol. 44 (12), pp. 1948-1952. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 23.