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BACKGROUND Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) due to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ribotype 027 (type 027) has been described worldwide. In some countries, an increase was reported of toxin A-negative PCR ribotype 017 (type 017). We encountered an outbreak due to these 2 types occurring simultaneously in a 980-bed teaching hospital in the Netherlands. METHODS In a case-control study from...

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A Gram-stain-positive, non-spore-forming actinobacterium, designated 15-Je-017(T), was isolated from wall material of an indoor environment. The isolate formed a rudimentary substrate mycelium that fragmented into rod-shaped cells. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain 15-Je-017(T) was shown to belong to the genus Jiangella and was most closely related to Jiangella alba YIM 61...

Erratum An error occurred during the publication of a number of articles in BMC Public Health. These articles were erroneously published in volume number 18, which is listed with a publication date of 2018. However, these articles were published in final form in the year 2017. Provided below are the actual publication dates and the correct citation for each affected article. Please note that th...

1 Remote Sensing Lab., Dept. Signal Theory and Communications, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) Campus Nord, Bldg D3, Tel.: +34-934-017-362, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain; E-Mails: [email protected] (X.B.-L.); [email protected] (A.C.); [email protected] (N.R.A.); [email protected] (J.F.M.H.); [email protected] (E.V.D.) 2 DAS Photonics, Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación, C...

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We describe imipenem-resistant and imipenem-susceptible clinical isolates of Clostridium difficile ribotype 017 in Portugal. All ribotype 017 isolates carried an extra penicillin-binding protein gene, pbp5, and the imipenem-resistant isolates had additional substitutions near the transpeptidase active sites of pbp1 and pbp3. These clones could disseminate and contribute to imipenem resistance.