NAP1 Strain Type Predicts Outcomes From Clostridium difficile Infection
Clinical Infectious Diseases2014Vol. 58(10), pp. 1394–1400
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Isaac See, Yi Mu, Jessica Cohen, Zintars G. Beldavs, Lisa G. Winston, Ghinwa Dumyati, Stacy Holzbauer, Dori B. Reissman, Monica M. Farley, Carol A. Lyons, Helen Johnston, Erin C. Phipps, Rebecca Perlmutter, Lydia Anderson, Dale N. Gerding, Fernanda C. Lessa
Abstract
NAP1 was the most prevalent strain and a predictor of severe disease, severe outcome, and death. Strategies to reduce NAP1 prevalence, such as antibiotic stewardship to reduce fluoroquinolone use, might reduce CDI morbidity.
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