Detection and molecular characterization of Clostridium difficile ST 1 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Anaerobe. 2018 Feb:49:14-17. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.10.007. Epub 2017 Oct 23.

Abstract

Thirty one C. difficile isolates recovered in 2015 were characterized. Nineteen/31 were positive for tcdA/B, among them, 4 isolates were also positive for CDT coding genes. Two/4 cdtA/B positives isolates corresponded to ST 1 resembling BI/NAP1/027/ST 1 strain, while the others corresponded to ST 226 and ST 377.

Keywords: C. difficile ST 1; Clostridial binary toxins genes; Fluoroquinolone resistant C. difficile isolates.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Argentina
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Child, Preschool
  • Clostridioides difficile / classification
  • Clostridioides difficile / genetics*
  • Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification*
  • Clostridioides difficile / metabolism
  • Clostridium Infections / microbiology*
  • Enterotoxins / genetics*
  • Enterotoxins / metabolism
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Enterotoxins