Evidence to support the existence of subgroups within the UK epidemic Clostridium difficile strain (PCR ribotype 1)

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 74-77

  Fawley, W N ^a   Freeman, J ^a   Wilcox, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clindamycin susceptibility; Subgroup; UK epidemic Clostridium difficile strain (PCR ribotype)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOTYPING; UNITED KINGDOM; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

CLINDAMYCIN; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOTYPING;

EID: 0141834721     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(03)00079-3     Document Type: Article

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