High frequency of toxigenic Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens coinfection among diarrheic patients at health care facility-onset (HCFO) and community-onset (CO) centers in Bogotá, Colombia.
Alex J ForeroMarina MuñozMilena CamargoSara C Soto-De LeónDora I Ríos-ChaparroClaudia BirchenallDarío PinillaJuan M PardoDiego F JosaManuel A PatarroyoJuan David RamírezPublished in: Gut pathogens (2019)
This study is the first molecular detection and characterization of C. difficile and C. perfringens in HCFO and CO in Latin America and demonstrates a relevant frequency of these two species, including coinfection and strikingly diverse toxigenic profiles, especially in the CO.