Role of Coinfecting Strains in Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The contribution of mixed infection in recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) episodes is not known. Among paired isolates from 52 patients, mixed infection due to >1 toxigenic strain of C. difficile was identified in 8% of first episodes. Among recurrences, relapse from 1 or both co-infecting strains was uncommon; it was detected in a single case each. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;1481-1484.

publication date

  • August 30, 2016

Research

keywords

  • Clostridium Infections
  • Coinfection
  • Cross Infection

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC5560262

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85000763643

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1017/ice.2016.187

PubMed ID

  • 27572118

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 37

issue

  • 12