Open AccessIsolation of Clostridium difficile ribotype 027, toxinotype III in the Netherlands after increase in C. difficile-associated diarrhoea
Author(s) -
Jim E. van Steenbergen,
Sylvia B. Debast,
E. van Kregten,
R. van den Berg,
Daan W. Notermans,
Ed J. Kuijper
Publication year - 2005
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.10.28.02745-en
Subject(s) - clostridium difficile , outbreak , isolation (microbiology) , microbiology and biotechnology , clostridium , ribotyping , clostridiaceae , medicine , biology , virology , bacteria , antibiotics , genotype , biochemistry , gene , genetics , toxin
Clostridium difficile ribotype 027, toxinotype III, which has caused outbreaks in North America and has recently been reported in the United Kingdom, has been detected in the Netherlands