Abstract
In a 1-year survey at a university hospital we found that 20.6% (81/392) of patients with antibiotic associated diarrohea where positive for C. difficile. The most common PCR ribotypes were 012 (14.8%), 027 (12.3%), 046 (12.3%) and 014/020 (9.9). The incidence rate was 2.6 cases of C. difficile infection for every 1000 outpatients.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 976-979 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Epidemiology and Infection |
Volume | 144 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015.
Keywords
- Chile
- Clostridium difficile
- epidemiology
- nosocomial infections
- ribotype