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