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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Girão, Evelyne Santana
• de Melo Tavares, Bruno
• Alves dos Santos, Sania
• Gamarra, Gessica Lorena
• Rizek, Camila
• Martins, Roberta Cristina
• Perdigão Neto, Lauro Vieira
• Diogo, Constancia
• Annibale Orsi, Tatiana D’
• Sanchez Espinoza, Evelyn Patricía
• Paz Morales, Hugo Manuel
• da Silva Nogueira, Keite
• Maestri, Adriane Ceshin
• Boszczowski, Icaro
• Piastrelli, Filipe
• Costa, Cecilia Leite
• Costa, Daniely Viana
• Maciel, Geovania
• Romão, Janete
• Guimarães, Thais
• Anne de Castro Brito, Gerly
• Costa, Silvia Figueiredo

Titel

Prevalence of Clostridioides difficile associated diarrhea in hospitalized patients in five Brazilian centers: A multicenter, prospective study

Ist Teil von

• Anaerobe, 2020-12, Vol.66, p.102267-102267, Article 102267

Ort / Verlag

Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

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Quelle

Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals Complete

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Epidemiological data on CD infection (CDI) in Latin American are scarce. CDI prevalence and strains characterization were prospectively evaluated in 5 Brazilian hospitals from different regions. Prevalence rates of CDI were 15%, ranging from 0 to 37%. ST42 was the most common Sequence Type and hypervirulent strains were not identified. [Display omitted] •CDI prevalence and strains characterization were prospectively evaluated in 5 Brazilian hospitals from different regions.•CDI rates in Brazil were 15%, ranging from 0 to 37%.•High diversity of strains, with novel STs were found.•ST42 was the most common Sequence Type and classical hypervirulent strains were not identified.