Whole-genome analysis reveals the evolution and transmission of an MDR DH/NAP11/106 Clostridium difficile clone in a paediatric hospital

Larry Kenneth Kociolek,Egon Anderson Ozer,Dale N. Gerding,David W. Hecht,Sameer J. Patel,Alan R. Hauser

Whole-genome analysis reveals the evolution and transmission of an MDR DH/NAP11/106 Clostridium difficile clone in a paediatric hospital

2018

Larry Kenneth Kociolek
Egon Anderson Ozer
Dale N. Gerding
David W. Hecht
Sameer J. Patel
Alan R. Hauser

Background Clostridium difficile strain DH/NAP11/106, a relatively antibiotic-susceptible strain, is now the most common cause of C. difficile infection (CDI) among adults in the USA.

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Virology
clone (Java method)
Genome
Rifaximin
Antibiotics
Clostridium
Biology
Mutation
Microbiology
Vancomycin
Clindamycin
rpoB
clostridium difficile
Comparative genomics

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