Kuijper EJ, van den Berg RJ, Debast S, Visser CE, Veenendaal D, Troelstra A, van der Kooi T, van den Hof S, Notermans DW
Clostridium difficile ribotype 027, toxinotype III, the Netherlands. [Journal Article]
Emerg Infect Dis 2006 May; 12(5):827-30.
Outbreaks due to Clostridium difficile polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ribotype 027, toxinotype III, were detected in 7 hospitals in the Netherlands from April 2005 to February 2006. One hospital experienced at the same time a second outbreak due to a toxin A-negative C. difficile PCR ribotype 017 toxinotype VIII strain. The outbreaks are difficult to control.
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