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Bacteremia due to a toxin A-negative, B-positive Clostridioides difficile ribotype 017 strain.

TitleBacteremia due to a toxin A-negative, B-positive Clostridioides difficile ribotype 017 strain.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2020
AuthorsKachrimanidou, M., Protonotariou E., Kaiafa G., Ζtrieva E., Skoura L., Savopoulos C., & Kuijper E.
JournalAnaerobe
Volume63
Pagination102195
Date Published2020 Jun
ISSN1095-8274
Abstract

Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea. Although the incidence of C. difficile-associated diarrhea is increasing worldwide, bacteremia due to C. difficile is relatively rare and represents the least frequent extra-colonic manifestation of C. difficile infection. To date, only 60 C. difficile bacteremia cases with detailed clinical patient characteristics have been reported in the literature, and another 77 cases have been identified in epidemiological reports. We report a rare and fatal case of bacteremia due to C. difficile from a Greek hospital.

DOI10.1016/j.anaerobe.2020.102195
Alternate JournalAnaerobe
PubMed ID32234350

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