Predominance of Clostridium difficile ribotypes 012, 027 and 046 in a university hospital in Chile, 2012

Plaza-Garrido, J. Barra-Carrasco, J. H. Macias, R. Carman, W. N. Fawley, M. H. Wilcox, C. Hernández-Rocha, A. M. Guzmán-Durán, M. Alvarez-Lobos*, D. Paredes-Sabja

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)976-979
Number of pages4
JournalEpidemiology and Infection
Volume144
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2016
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Chile
  • Clostridium difficile
  • epidemiology
  • nosocomial infections
  • ribotype

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