An Epidemic, Toxin Gene–Variant Strain ofClostridium difficile | Zendy

L. Clifford McDonald | Zendy; George Killgore | Zendy; Angela Thompson | Zendy; Robert C. Owens | Zendy; Sophia Kazakova | Zendy; Susan P. Sambol | Zendy; Stuart Johnson | Zendy; Dale N. Gerding | Zendy

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An Epidemic, Toxin Gene–Variant Strain ofClostridium difficile

Author(s) -

L. Clifford McDonald,

George Killgore,

Angela Thompson,

Robert C. Owens,

Sophia Kazakova,

Susan P. Sambol,

Stuart Johnson,

Dale N. Gerding

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa051590

Subject(s) - clostridium difficile , medicine , strain (injury) , microbiology and biotechnology , clostridium difficile toxin a , toxin , clostridiaceae , gene , clostridium difficile toxin b , clostridium infections , clostridium , virology , genetics , bacteria , biology , antibiotics

Recent reports suggest that the rate and severity of Clostridium difficile-associated disease in the United States are increasing and that the increase may be associated with the emergence of a new strain of C. difficile with increased virulence, resistance, or both.

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