Molecular epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile isolates in a non-outbreak setting at a comprehensive cancer center

Neha Mehta, Jennifer M. Harrington, Meghan A. Wallace, Jillianna M. Wasiura, Carey Ann D. Burnham, Katherine M. Mullin, Brahm H. Segal, Nikolaos G. Almyroudis

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Abstract

Ribotyping was performed on Clostridioides difficile isolates from patients with malignancies. Thirty-one (27.9%) isolates from 111 episodes of colitis were recovered representing 14 ribotypes with 25 (80.6%) belonging to 6 ribotypes (014/020, 1/VPI/077/087, 05/015, 015/046, 05/053, 106/174). We identified three novel ribotypes with 1 carrying gene encoding for binary toxin.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere131
JournalAntimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology
Volume3
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 26 2023

Keywords

  • Clostridioides difficile
  • malignancy
  • molecular epidemiology
  • ribotyping

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