Open AccessConfirmed cases and report of clusters of severe infections due to Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 in Germany
Author(s) -
Niels Kleinkauf,
Bettina Weiß,
Anita Jansen,
Tim Eckmanns,
B Bornhofen,
E Kuehnen,
H.P. Weil,
Harald Michels
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.12.46.03307-en
Subject(s) - clostridium difficile , clostridium , microbiology and biotechnology , clostridium infections , medicine , disease , environmental health , biology , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics
In late September 2007, the local health authorities in Trier, Rhineland-Palatine, in south-western Germany, were informed of four cases with a severe course of Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) on several wards in a local hospital.
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