Department of Microbiology, The General Infirmary, Old Medical School, Leeds LS1 3EX, United Kingdom.
J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Dec;49(12):4333-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.05873-11. Epub 2011 Sep 28.
Of 53 potential Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) case clusters/outbreaks, affecting 2 to 41 patients in 27 institutions, 19% comprised unrelated isolates and 34% had highly related and distinct isolates as shown by multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis, despite sharing a common ribotype. These findings emphasize the value of enhanced fingerprinting to confirm or refute suspected CDI case clusters.
在 53 个可能的艰难梭菌感染(CDI)病例群/爆发中,涉及 27 家机构的 2 至 41 名患者,19%的病例由不相关的分离株组成,34%的病例具有高度相关和独特的分离株,这表明尽管存在共同的核糖体分型,但通过多位点可变数串联重复分析显示。这些发现强调了增强指纹图谱以确认或反驳疑似 CDI 病例群的价值。