Clostridium difficile infections in a university hospital in Greece are mainly associated with PCR ribotypes 017 and 126.

CONCLUSION: The CDI incidence was comparable to that in other European countries. The hypervirulent PCR ribotype 027 was not found, whereas ribotypes 017 and 126 predominated. Most CDI cases were in patients who used antibiotics, emphasizing that antimicrobial stewardship should be considered as a cornerstone for the prevention of CDI.
PMID: 29087273 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - October 31, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Kachrimanidou M, Tsachouridou O, Ziogas IA, Christaki E, Protonotariou E, Metallidis S, Skoura L, Kuijper E Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research