Prevalence and pathogenicity of binary toxin-positive Clostridium difficile strains that do not produce toxins A and B

New Microbes and New Infections

Volumn 3, Issue C, 2015, Pages 12-17

  Eckert, C ^a,b   Emirian, A ^e   Le Monnier, A ^c,f   Cathala, L ^g   De Montclos, H ⁱ   Goret, J ^j   Berger, P ^k   Petit, A ^a   De Chevigny, A ^a   Jean Pierre, H ^g,h   Nebbad, B ^e   Camiade, S ^l   Meckenstock, R ^m   Lalande, V ^a,d   Marchandin, H ^g,h   Barbut, F ^a,b,d  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Laboratoire de Microbiologie HÔpital Saint Antoine Assistance Publique HÔpitaux de Paris   (France)

^e Laboratoire de Bactériologie Virologie Hygiène HÔpital Henri Mondor Assistance Publique HÔpitaux de Paris   (France)

^f University Paris Sud   (France)

^g HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^h UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

ⁱ Centre Hospitalier de Bourg en Bresse   (France)

^j BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^k INSTITUT PAOLI CALMETTES   (France)

^l Laboratoire Alphabio   (France)

^m Service de Médecine Interne Maladies Infectieuses HÔpital André Mignot   (France)

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Author keywords

A B CDT+ strains; Binary toxin; Clostridium difficileI; Diagnostic; PCR ribotype 033; Toxinotype XI

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; BINARY TOXIN; METRONIDAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

A B CDT STRAIN; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC ASSOCIATED DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL STRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOGENICITY; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; VERY ELDERLY;

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 84923386076     PISSN: 20522975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2014.10.003     Document Type: Article

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