NAP1 Strain Type Predicts Outcomes From Clostridium difficile Infection

2014170 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Isaac See · Epidemic Intelligence Service

Yi Mu

Jessica Cohen · Atlanta Research and Education Foundation

Zintars G. Beldavs · Oregon Health Authority

Lisa G. Winston · University of California, San Francisco

Ghinwa Dumyati · University of Rochester

Stacy Holzbauer · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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.

Topics & Keywords

Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research Microscopic Colitis Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 58, Issue 10, pp. 1394-1400

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu125

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