Emergence of<i>Clostridium difficile</i>Infection Due to a New Hypervirulent Strain, Polymerase Chain Reaction Ribotype 078

Abstract

CDI due to type 078 and CDI due to type 027 present with similar severity, but CDI due to type 078 affects a younger population and is more frequently community associated. C. difficile type 078 isolates from humans and pigs are highly genetically related.