First cluster of C. difficile toxinotype III, PCR-ribotype 027 associated disease in France: preliminary report

M Tachon; C Cattoen; K Blanckaert; I Poujol; A Carbonne; F Barbut; J C Petit; B Coignard

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First cluster of C. difficile toxinotype III, PCR-ribotype 027 associated disease in France: preliminary report

M Tachon, C Cattoen, K Blanckaert, I Poujol, A Carbonne, F Barbut, J C Petit, B Coignard
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Citation style for this article: Tachon M, Cattoen C, Blanckaert K, Poujol I, Carbonne A, Barbut F, Petit J C, Coignard B. First cluster of C. difficile toxinotype III, PCR-ribotype 027 associated disease in France: preliminary report. Euro Surveill. 2006;11(18):pii=2951. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.11.18.02951-en

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Abstract

On 27 March 2006, a cluster of cases of Clostridium difficile associated disease (CDAD) in a hospital in northern France (hospital A) was notified to the Institut de Veille Sanitaire