| Autor: |
Rayo Morfin-Otero, Elvira Garza-Gonzalez, Sara A. Aguirre-Diaz, Rodrigo Escobedo-Sanchez, Sergio Esparza-Ahumada, Hector R. Perez-Gomez, Santiago Petersen-Morfin, Esteban Gonzalez-Diaz, Adrian Martinez-Melendez, Eduardo Rodriguez-Noriega |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 8-13 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1413-8670 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.bjid.2015.09.008 |
| Popis: |
Background: Clostridium difficile infections caused by the NAP1/B1/027 strain are more severe, difficult to treat, and frequently associated with relapses. Methods: A case–control study was designed to examine a C. difficile infection (CDI) outbreak over a 12-month period in a Mexican hospital. The diagnosis of toxigenic CDI was confirmed by real-time polymerase chain reaction, PCR (Cepheid Xpert C. difficile/Epi). Results: During the study period, 288 adult patients were evaluated and 79 (27.4%) patients had confirmed CDI (PCR positive). C. difficile strain NAP1/B1/027 was identified in 31 (39%) of the patients with confirmed CDI (240 controls were included). Significant risk factors for CDI included any underlying disease (p |
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