Dominance of toxigenic Clostridioides difficile strains and the appearance of the emerging PCR ribotype 955 in hospitals in Silesia, Poland

Dominance of toxigenic Clostridioides difficile strains and the appearance of the emerging PCR ribotype 955 in hospitals in Silesia, Poland

IntroductionToxigenic strains of Clostridioides difficile are the leading cause of healthcare-associated bacterial infections in Poland. In the Silesian Voivodeship, with 4.5 million inhabitants, the incidence of C. difficile infection (CDI) in 2023 reached 65.1/100,000, slightly down from 70.0/100,...

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Main Authors: Klaudia Szarek, Natalia Frankowska, Monika Kabała, Wiep Klaas Smits, Dorota Wultańska, Piotr Lalowski, Hanna Pituch, Adam Iwanicki, Krzysztof Hinc, Céline Harmanus, Ingrid M. J. G. Sanders, Robert Wojtyczka, Tomasz J. Wąsik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Clostridioides difficile
toxigenic strains
ribotypes
Clostridioides difficile infection
hospital-acquired infection
health care-associated CDI
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1644051/full
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