A case of Clostridium difficile-associated disease due to the highly virulent clone of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027, March 2007 in Germany

N H Zaiss; J Weile; G Ackermann; E J Kuijper; W Witte; U Nuebel

doi:10.2807/esw.12.46.03306-en

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A case of Clostridium difficile-associated disease due to the highly virulent clone of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027, March 2007 in Germany
N H Zaiss , J Weile , G Ackermann , E J Kuijper , W Witte , U Nuebel
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Citation style for this article: Zaiss N H, Weile J, Ackermann G, Kuijper E J, Witte W, Nuebel U. A case of Clostridium difficile-associated disease due to the highly virulent clone of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027, March 2007 in Germany. Euro Surveill. 2007;12(46):pii=3306. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.12.46.03306-en

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Abstract

Here, we report the isolation of C. difficile PCR ribotype 027 from a patient suffering from pseudomembranous colitis in Germany in March 2007. The strain was identified during a retrospective PCR ribotyping survey of stored isolates.