Molecular Epidemiology and Pathogenicity of Clostridium difficile.

Molecular studies on the epidemiology and pathogenicity of Clostridium difficile.

Molecular epidemiology of endemic Clostridium difficile infection.

This is the first study to provide a comprehensive insight into the molecular epidemiology of endemic Clostridium difficile and particularly that associated with a recently recognized epidemic strain. We DNA fingerprinted all C. difficile isolates from the stools of patients with symptomatic antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and from repeated samples of the inanimate ward environment on two elder...

Prevalence and molecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in Thailand

Little is known about Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in Asia generally, and specifically in Thailand. Given the high prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic usage in this region, CDI is likely to be common. This study investigated the prevalence and molecular epidemiology of CDI in Thailand. Stool specimens collected from inpatients with diarrhoea at Siriraj hospital in Bangkok (n = 422) ...

Prevalence and molecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in Indonesia

Clostridium difficile has not been studied in detail in Asia, particularly Southeast Asia. We thus performed a prevalence study across four hospitals in Central Java province, Indonesia. Stool samples were collected from patients with diarrhoea and tested by enzyme immunoassay for glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and toxin A/B (C DIFF QUIK CHEK COMPLETE, TechLab). Specimens were cultured and molec...

SeSSion Viii: CloStridium diffiCile: EpidEmiology