Outbreak of Clostridium difficile 027 infection in Vienna, Austria 2008-2009

A Indra; S Huhulescu; A Fiedler; S Kernbichler; M Blaschitz; F Allerberger

doi:10.2807/ese.14.17.19186-en

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Outbreak of Clostridium difficile 027 infection in Vienna, Austria 2008-2009
A Indra¹ , S Huhulescu¹ , A Fiedler¹ , S Kernbichler¹ , M Blaschitz¹ , F Allerberger¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Vienna, Austria

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Citation style for this article: Indra A, Huhulescu S, Fiedler A, Kernbichler S, Blaschitz M, Allerberger F. Outbreak of Clostridium difficile 027 infection in Vienna, Austria 2008-2009. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(17):pii=19186. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.14.17.19186-en

Abstract

From November 2008 to 15 April 2009, 36 isolates of CD027 were identified in Austria, all originating from four hospitals in Vienna. All isolates were positive for toxin A, toxin B and the binary toxin, and showed a characteristic 18 bp deletion in the tcdC gene.