Abstract
Molecular analysis of Clostridium difficile (28 isolates) from children (n = 128) in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, identified eight toxigenic genotypes. Six of these were isolated from 27% of concurrent adult C. difficile-associated infections studied (n = 83). No children carried hypervirulent PCR ribotype 027. Children could participate in the transmission of some adult disease-causing genotypes.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Child, Preschool
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Clostridioides difficile / classification*
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Clostridioides difficile / genetics
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Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification*
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Clostridium Infections / epidemiology*
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Clostridium Infections / microbiology*
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Genotype
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Humans
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Infant
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Middle Aged
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Molecular Epidemiology
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Ribotyping
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United Kingdom / epidemiology
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Young Adult