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Predominance of <i>Clostridium difficile</i> ribotypes 012, 027 and 046 in a university hospital in Chile, 2012
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Antibiotic ResistanceBacterial PathogensMedical MicrobiologyAntimicrobial StewardshipHealthcare-associated InfectionClinical EpidemiologyInfection ControlAntimicrobial ResistanceAerobic CulturingHealth SciencesUniversity HospitalAntimicrobial PharmacokineticsClinical MicrobiologyEpidemiologyC. DifficileAntimicrobial SusceptibilityAntibioticsClinical InfectionMicrobiologyC. Difficile InfectionAntimicrobial PharmacodynamicsMedicineDiagnostic Microbiology
SUMMARY In a 1-year survey at a university hospital we found that 20·6% (81/392) of patients with antibiotic associated diarrohea where positive for C. difficile . The most common PCR ribotypes were 012 (14·8%), 027 (12·3%), 046 (12·3%) and 014/020 (9·9). The incidence rate was 2·6 cases of C. difficile infection for every 1000 outpatients.
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