Phenotypical and Genotypical Comparison of Clostridium difficile Isolated from Clinical Samples: Homebrew DNA Fingerprinting versus Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing (AST) and Clostridial Toxin Genes

Background. Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile is recognized as the major cause of healthcare antibiotic-associated diarrhea. We surveyed a molecular epidemiological correlation between the clinical isolates from two general hospitals in Iran through clustering toxigenic types and antibiotic sus...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Javid Sisakhtpour, Fatemeh Savaheli Moghadam, Sepideh Khodaparast, Nima Khoramabadi, Ashraf Mohabati Mobarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7386554
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!