Prevalence of Clostridioides difficile associated diarrhea in hospitalized patients in five Brazilian centers: A multicenter, prospective study.

Prevalence of Clostridioides difficile associated diarrhea in hospitalized patients in five Brazilian centers: A multicenter, prospective study. Anaerobe. 2020 Oct 17;:102267 Authors: Girão ES, de Melo Tavares B, Alves Dos Santos S, Gamarra GL, Rizek C, Martins RC, Perdigão Neto LV, Diogo C, Annibale Orsi T, Sanchez Espinoza EP, Paz Morales HM, da Silva Nogueira K, Maestri AC, Boszczowski I, Piastrelli F, Costa CL, Costa DV, Maciel G, Romão J, Guimarães T, Anne de Castro Brito G, Costa SF Abstract Epidemiological data on CD infection (CDI) in Latin American are scarce. CDI prevalence and strains characterization were prospectively evaluated in 5 Brazilian hospitals from different regions. Prevalence rates of CDI were 15%, ranging from 0 to 37%. ST42 was the most common Sequence Type and hypervirulent strains were not identified. PMID: 33080372 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Anaerobe - October 17, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Girão ES, de Melo Tavares B, Alves Dos Santos S, Gamarra GL, Rizek C, Martins RC, Perdigão Neto LV, Diogo C, Annibale Orsi T, Sanchez Espinoza EP, Paz Morales HM, da Silva Nogueira K, Maestri AC, Boszczowski I, Piastrelli F, Costa CL, Costa DV, Maciel G Tags: Anaerobe Source Type: research