Clostridium difficile ribotype 027: relationship to age, detectability of toxins A or B in stool with rapid testing, severe infection, and mortality.

Rao, Krishna

Clostridium difficile ribotype 027: relationship to age, detectability of toxins A or B in stool with rapid testing, severe infection, and mortality. [electronic resource] - Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America Jul 2015 - 233-41 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

1537-6591

10.1093/cid/civ254 doi


Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Botulinum Toxins--isolation & purification
Clostridioides difficile--classification
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous--diagnosis
Feces--microbiology
Female
Humans
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Statistical
Odds Ratio
Polymerase Chain Reaction
ROC Curve
Ribotyping
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index