Clostridium difficileStrains from Community-Associated Infections

Authors :: Limbago, Brandi M.
Long, Cherie M.
Thompson, Angela D.
Killgore, George E.
Hannett, George E.
Havill, Nancy L.
Mickelson, Stephanie
Lathrop, Sarah
Jones, Timothy F.
Park, Mahin M.
Harriman, Kathleen H.
Gould, L. Hannah
McDonald, L. Clifford
Angulo, Frederick J.
Source :: Journal of Clinical Microbiology; September 2009, Vol. 47 Issue: 9 p3004-3007, 4p
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: ABSTRACTClostridium difficileisolates from presumed community-associated infections (n= 92) were characterized by toxinotyping, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, tcdCand cdtBPCR, and antimicrobial susceptibility. Nine toxinotypes (TOX) and 31 PFGE patterns were identified. TOX 0 (48, 52%), TOX III (18, 20%), and TOX V (9, 10%) were the most common; three isolates were nontoxigenic.