Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Clostridioides difficile – USA: RT591, clinda-resist./FQ suscept. related RT027

PRO/EDR> Clostridioides difficile – USA: RT591, clinda-resist./FQ suscept. related RT027

-- United States1. Skinner AM, Petrella L, Siddiqui F, et al. Unique clindamycin-resistant _Clostridioides difficile_ strain related to fluoroquinolone-resistant epidemic BI/RT027 strain. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020; 26(2): early release; ._Clostridioides difficile_ (C. diff) ribotype (RT) 027, also known as North American PFGE type 1 or NAP1, is a hypervirulent strain that has been associated with numerous healthcare outbreaks that have increased severity, high relapse rates, and increased mortality. Read more [...]