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Clostridium Difficile Genetic Patterns in Europe Point to Possible Infection Sources Beyond Hospital

Apr 24, 2017
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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – New research suggests a proportion of Clostridium difficile cases in Europe involve not only hospital-acquired infections but also infections associated with other sources, such as food.

As part of a multicenter study, investigators from the University of Oxford, the University of Leeds, Astellas Pharma Europe, and elsewhere used a combination of ribotyping, sequencing, phylogenetics, and geographic analyses to retrace the genetic diversity and potential sources of C. difficile isolates involved in infections in European hospitals.

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