First isolation of Clostridium difficile 027 in Japan

H Kato; Y Ito; R van den Berg; E J Kuijper; Y Arakawa

doi:10.2807/esw.12.02.03110-en

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First isolation of Clostridium difficile 027 in Japan
H Kato , Y Ito , R van den Berg , E J Kuijper , Y Arakawa
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Citation style for this article: Kato H, Ito Y, van den Berg R, Kuijper E J, Arakawa Y. First isolation of Clostridium difficile 027 in Japan. Euro Surveill. 2007;12(2):pii=3110. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.12.02.03110-en

Abstract

We report the first isolation of a variant strain of Clostridium difficile from a patient with pseudomembranous colitis in Japan. The strain was chararacterised as North American pulsed field gel electrophoresis type 1 (NAP1), PCR ribotype 027, toxinotype III.