Open AccessEmergence of Clostridium difficile toxinotype III, PCR-ribotype 027-associated disease, France, 2006
Author(s) -
B. Coignard,
Frédéric Barbut,
K. Blanckaert,
J M Thiolet,
I. Poujol,
A. Carbonne,
J. C. Petit,
J C Desenclos
Publication year - 2006
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.11.37.03044-en
Subject(s) - clostridium difficile , clostridium , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , clostridiales , disease , clostridium infections , clostridiaceae , biology , bacteria , antibiotics , toxin , genetics
On 27 March 2006, the Institut de Veille Sanitaire (InVS) was alerted to a cluster of Clostridium difficile associated disease (CDAD) in a healthcare facility in northern France