Presence of the epidemic North American Pulsed Field type 1 Clostridium difficile strain in hospitalized children.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
A hypervirulent strain of Clostridium difficile-labeled North American Pulsed Field type 1 causes severe disease in adults. To determine the prevalence of NAP1 C. difficile in children, organisms from consecutive C. difficile toxin-positive stool samples at 2 children's hospitals microbiology laboratories were characterized. We found that 19.4% of these samples were NAP1.
Medical subject headings
- Clostridioides difficile
- Clostridium Infections