First cluster of clindamycin-resistant Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 in Switzerland

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Fenner, L. [1 ]
Widmer, A. F. [2 ,3 ]
Stranden, A. [2 ,3 ]
Conzelmann, M. [4 ]
Goorhuis, A. [5 ]
Harmanus, C. [5 ]
Kuijper, E. J. [5 ]
Frei, R. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Basel Hosp, Microbiol Lab, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
[2] Univ Basel Hosp, Div Infect Dis, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
[3] Univ Basel Hosp, Hosp Epidemiol, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
[4] Univ Basel, Felix Platter Hosp, Geriatr Hosp, Basel, Switzerland
[5] Leiden Univ, Univ Amsterdam, Acad Med Ctr, Dept Med Microbiol & Hosp Hygiene, Leiden, Netherlands
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10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.01989.x
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R51 [传染病];
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