Molecular epidemiology of Clostridioides (previously Clostridium) difficile isolates from a university hospital in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

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serval:BIB_E71AB11CC5DA
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Molecular epidemiology of Clostridioides (previously Clostridium) difficile isolates from a university hospital in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Journal
Anaerobe
Author(s)
Diniz A.N., de Oliveira Júnior C.A., Vilela E.G., Figueiredo HCP, Rupnik M., Wilcox M.H., Fawley W.N., Blanc D.S., Faria Lobato F.C., Silva ROS
ISSN
1095-8274 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1075-9964
Publication state
Published
Issued date
04/2019
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
56
Pages
34-39
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The molecular epidemiology of 38 non-duplicate toxigenic Clostridioides (previously Clostridium) difficile isolates from inpatients from a hospital in Brazil during a 6-year period (2012-2017) were investigated by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and ribotyping. These isolates were classified into 20 sequence types (ST), six (30%) of which were novel, revealing a high diversity in a single hospital. Classic hypervirulent strains ST1/RT027 and ST11/RT078 were not identified, while ST42 (almost all RT106) was the most common type, being detected in 11 (28.9%) strains. Noteworthy, six (15.8%) isolates were classified into five STs from clade 2, four of which were new ST and RT. Our study suggests that possible hypervirulent strains other than ST1/RT027 might be inadvertently circulating in Brazilian hospitals and highlights the importance of permanent surveillance on circulating strains in a national scale.
Keywords
Brazil/epidemiology, Clostridium Infections/epidemiology, Clostridium Infections/microbiology, Clostridium difficile/classification, Clostridium difficile/genetics, Clostridium difficile/isolation & purification, Genotype, Hospitals, University, Inpatients, Molecular Epidemiology, Multilocus Sequence Typing, Ribotyping, Hypervirulent Clostridium difficile, Nosocomial diarrhea
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