High prevalence of toxigenic and nontoxigenic clostridium difficile strains in Malaysia

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High prevalence of toxigenic and nontoxigenic clostridium difficile strains in Malaysia

Accumulating evidence shows a high prevalence of Clostridium difficile in Southeast Asia associated with a range of clinical presentations. However, severe infections are rarely reported. We investigated C. difficile infection (CDI) across four hospitals in Kuala Lumpur and Kota Bharu, Malaysia. Enz...

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Published in:	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Main Author:	Riley T.V.; Collins D.A.; Karunakaran R.; Kahar M.A.; Adnan A.; Hassan S.A.; Zainul N.H.; Rustam F.R.M.; Wahab Z.A.; Ramli R.; Lee Y.Y.; Hassan H.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2018
Online Access:	https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85047927542&doi=10.1128%2fJCM.00170-18&partnerID=40&md5=11845b9333f8dbc96a04460ad8f32a8a

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