High frequency of toxigenic Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens coinfection among diarrheic patients at health care facility-onset (HCFO) and community-onset (CO) centers in Bogot á, Colombia

ConclusionsThis study is the first molecular detection and characterization ofC. difficile andC. perfringens in HCFO and CO in Latin America and demonstrates a relevant frequency of these two species, including coinfection and strikingly diverse toxigenic profiles, especially in the CO.
Source: Gut Pathogens - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research