Journal article
Increasing prevalence of toxin A-negative, Toxin B-positive isolates of Clostridium difficile in Korea: Impact on laboratory diagnosis
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol.46(3), pp.1116-1117
2008
Abstract
Of 462 Korean Clostridium difficile isolates, 77.5% were toxin B positive but 21.4% were toxin A negative (A- B+). The binary toxin gene was detected in nine isolates. A higher fluoroquinolone resistance of A- B+ strains may contribute to the increase of these strains. Toxin A detection alone may underdiagnose C. difficile-associated disease.
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- Title
- Increasing prevalence of toxin A-negative, Toxin B-positive isolates of Clostridium difficile in Korea: Impact on laboratory diagnosis
- Authors/Creators
- H. Kim (Author/Creator) - Yonsei UniversityT.V. Riley (Author/Creator) - The University of Western AustraliaM. Kim (Author/Creator) - Yonsei UniversityC.K. Kim (Author/Creator) - Yonsei UniversityD. Yong (Author/Creator) - Yonsei UniversityK. Lee (Author/Creator) - Yonsei UniversityY. Chong (Author/Creator) - Yonsei UniversityJ.-W. Park (Author/Creator) - Chungnam National University
- Publication Details
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol.46(3), pp.1116-1117
- Publisher
- American Society for Microbiology
- Identifiers
- 991005540951807891
- Copyright
- © 2008 American Society for Microbiology
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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