Outbreak of Clostridioides difficile infection in Silesian district hospital

• Main Authors: Klaudia T. Szarek (Author), Monika A. Kabała (Author), Krzysztof Sacha (Author), Franciszek Drzymała (Author), Adam Borek (Author), Monika Pomorska-Wesołowska (Author), Małgorzata Aptekorz (Author), Gayane Martirosian (Author)
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• Published: Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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INTRODUCTION: In order to evaluate a Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) outbreak between December 2018 and February 2019 in the internal medicine ward of a district hospital in Silesia, 6 stools from 5 patients were examined. MATERIAL AND METHODS: C. difficile was identified, genes encoding gl...