Epidemiological Features of Clostridium difficile Colonizing the Intestine of Jordanian Infants

Clostridium difficile is commonly found in the intestine of infants without causing any disease. This study investigated the most important epidemiological features of C. difficile strains colonizing intestine of Jordanian infants. A total of 287 fecal samples were collected from infants admitted to...

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Published in:	International journal of microbiology Vol. 2017; no. 2017; pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors:	Abu-Khader, Eman N., Shehabi, Asem A., Badran, Eman F.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2017 Hindawi John Wiley & Sons, Inc Wiley
Subjects:	Antibiotics Antimicrobial agents Breast feeding Chemotherapy Ciprofloxacin Clostridium difficile Colonization Cross-resistance Developing countries Diarrhea DNA topoisomerase E coli Epidemiology Erythromycin Escherichia coli Feces Genes High resistance Hospital patients Hospitals Infants Infants (Newborn) Intestine LDCs Medical colleges Medical research Medicine, Experimental Metronidazole Microbiological culture Microbiology Mortality Moxifloxacin Mutation Neonates Newborn babies Nosocomial infections Pediatrics Toxins Vancomycin
ISSN:	1687-918X, 1687-9198
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