Clostridium difficile infection in cancer patients with hospital acquired diarrhea at the teaching hospitals in Iran: Multilocus sequence typing analysis (MLST) and Antimicrobial resistance pattern.

Abstract

This is the first description of the MLST analysis of C. difficile strains isolated from cancer patients in Iran. All of the studied population were exposed to multiple antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents. Further research and clinical studies are recommended in the treatment through good antimicrobial stewardship and prevention of C. difficile infection in all healthcare settings.