Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 outbreaks in the Netherlands: recent surveillance data indicate that outbreaks are not easily controlled but interhospital transmission is limited

S van den Hof; T van der Kooi; R van den Berg; E J Kuijper; D W Notermans

doi:10.2807/esw.11.04.02882-en

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Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 outbreaks in the Netherlands: recent surveillance data indicate that outbreaks are not easily controlled but interhospital transmission is limited
S van den Hof , T van der Kooi , R van den Berg , E J Kuijper , D W Notermans
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Citation style for this article: van den Hof S, van der Kooi T, van den Berg R, Kuijper E J, Notermans D W. Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 outbreaks in the Netherlands: recent surveillance data indicate that outbreaks are not easily controlled but interhospital transmission is limited. Euro Surveill. 2006;11(4):pii=2882. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.11.04.02882-en

Abstract

In June 2005, shortly after outbreaks of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea (CDAD) caused by PCR ribotype 027 (toxinotype III) were reported in Britain,