Molecular Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile Infection in a Major Chinese Hospital: an Underrecognized Problem in Asia?

• Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 51; no. 10; pp. 3308 - 3313
• Main Authors: Hawkey, Peter M, Marriott, Clare, Liu, Wen En, Jian, Zi Juan, Gao, Qian, Ling, Thomas Kin Wah, Chow, Viola, So, Erica, Chan, Raphael, Hardy, Katie, Xu, Li, Manzoor, Susan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 01.10.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Asia; China - epidemiology; Clostridium difficile - classification; Clostridium difficile - genetics; Clostridium difficile - isolation & purification; Clostridium Infections - epidemiology; Clostridium Infections - microbiology; Cluster Analysis; Cross Infection - epidemiology; Cross Infection - microbiology; Diarrhea - epidemiology; Diarrhea - microbiology; Epidemiology; Feces - microbiology; Female; Genotype; Hospitals; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Minisatellite Repeats; Molecular Epidemiology; Ribotyping; Asia; China

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