Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the toxigenic status of circulating strains of Clostridium difficile in a large teaching hospital. Overall 220 isolates were studied of which 199 (90.5 %) produced both large clostridial toxins detected by conventional methods. Ten more strains (4.5 %) had toxin A and B genes detectable by PCR. Eleven (5.0 %) variant strains (A- B+) were detected among the isolates studied and 10 strains (4.5 %) had the binary toxin genes (cdtA and cdtB).
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
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Bacterial Toxins / genetics
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Bacterial Toxins / metabolism*
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Clostridioides difficile / genetics
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Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification
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Clostridioides difficile / metabolism*
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Cytotoxins / genetics
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Cytotoxins / metabolism
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Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / diagnosis
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Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / microbiology
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Enterotoxins / metabolism
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Feces / microbiology
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Hospitals, Teaching
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Humans
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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Bacterial Toxins
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Cytotoxins
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Enterotoxins
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tcdA protein, Clostridium difficile
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toxB protein, Clostridium difficile