Predominance of Clostridium difficile ribotypes 012, 027 and 046 in a university hospital in Chile, 2012

Epidemiol Infect. 2016 Apr;144(5):976-9. doi: 10.1017/S0950268815002459. Epub 2015 Oct 22.

Abstract

In a 1-year survey at a university hospital we found that 20·6% (81/392) of patients with antibiotic associated diarrohea where positive for C. difficile. The most common PCR ribotypes were 012 (14·8%), 027 (12·3%), 046 (12·3%) and 014/020 (9·9). The incidence rate was 2·6 cases of C. difficile infection for every 1000 outpatients.

Keywords: Chile; Clostridium difficile; epidemiology; nosocomial infections; ribotype.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Chile / epidemiology
  • Clostridioides difficile / drug effects
  • Clostridioides difficile / genetics*
  • Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification
  • Cross Infection / drug therapy
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / drug therapy
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / epidemiology*
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / microbiology
  • Hospitals, University*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Ribotyping
  • Tertiary Care Centers*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents