Clostridium difficile Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Limited Transmission Among Symptomatic Children: A Single-Center Analysis

BACKGROUND: Although pediatric Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) are increasing, C. difficile transmission patterns among children are poorly understood. METHODS: We performed whole genome sequencing (WGS) on C. difficile isolates collected from children diagnosed with CDI between December 201...

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Published in:Clin Infect Dis
Main Authors: Kociolek, Larry K, Gerding, Dale N, Espinosa, Robyn O, Patel, Sameer J, Shulman, Stanford T, Ozer, Egon A
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6030871/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29370348
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy060
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