Epidemiology and molecular characterization of Clostridium difficile strains from patients with diarrhea: low disease incidence and evidence of limited cross-infection in a Swedish teaching hospital

General Info

Geography

Sweden (SWE)

Stockholm

Time period covered

January, 2000 - December, 2001

Data type

Scientific literature

Keywords

Diarrheal diseases

Citation

Authors

Svenungsson B, Burman LG, Jalakas-Pörnull K, Lagergren A, Struwe J, Akerlund T

Journal

J Clin Microbiol

Pages

4031-7

Publication year

2003

Suggested citation

Svenungsson B, Burman LG, Jalakas-Pörnull K, Lagergren A, Struwe J, Akerlund T. Epidemiology and molecular characterization of Clostridium difficile strains from patients with diarrhea: low disease incidence and evidence of limited cross-infection in a Swedish teaching hospital. J Clin Microbiol. 2003; 41(9): 4031-7.