Diversity of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotypes in Europe: results from the European, multicentre, prospective, biannual, point-prevalence study of Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalised patients with diarrhoea (EUCLID), 2012 and 2013.

This study highlights an increased diversity of C. difficile ribotypes across Europe compared with previous studies, with considerable intercountry variation in ribotype distribution. Continuous surveillance programmes are necessary to monitor the changing epidemiology of C. difficile. PMID: 27470194 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27470194?dopt=Abstract

Source: Euro Surveill - July 20, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Davies KA, Ashwin H, Longshaw CM, Burns DA, Davis GL, Wilcox MH, EUCLID study group Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: research