Sequence-Based Identification of Metronidazole-Resistant Clostridioides difficile Isolates
Autor: | Wiep Klaas Smits, Céline Harmanus, Ingrid M.J.G. Sanders, Lynn Bry, Grace A. Blackwell, Quinten R. Ducarmon, Eliane de Oliveira Ferreira, Ed J Kuijper |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 11, Pp 2308-2311 (2022) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
DOI: | 10.3201/eid2811.220615 |
Popis: | The plasmid pCD-METRO confers metronidazole resistance in Clostridioides difficile. We showed high sequence similarity among pCD-METRO plasmids from different isolates and identified pCD-METRO and associated metronidazole-resistant isolates in clinical and veterinary reservoirs in the Americas. We recommend using PCR or genomic assays to detect pCD-METRO in metronidazole-resistant C. difficile. |
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