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Imipenem Resistance in Clostridium difficile Ribotype 017, Portugal

Authors :
Isidro, Joana
Santos, Andrea
Nunes, Alexandra
Borges, Vitor
Silva, Catarina
Vieira, Luis
Mendes, Aristides L.
Serrano, Monica
Henriques, Adriano O.
Gomes, Joao Paulo
Oleastro, Monica
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases. April, 2018, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p741, 5 p.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

Clostridium difficile, a toxin-producing, spore-forming bacillus, is a main cause of nosocomial antimicrobial drug-associated diarrhea in industrialized countries (1). C. difficile infection (CDI) usually develops in previously hospitalized persons with [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040
Volume :
24
Issue :
4
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.635666235
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2404.170095