Emergence of Clostridium difficile NAP1 in Latin America

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作者
Quesada-Gomez, Carlos [1 ,2 ]
Rodriguez, Cesar [1 ,2 ]
del Mar Gamboa-Coronado, Maria [1 ,2 ]
Rodriguez-Cavallini, Evelyn [1 ,2 ]
Du, Tim [3 ]
Mulvey, Michael R. [3 ]
Villalobos-Zuniga, Manuel [4 ]
Boza-Cordero, Ricardo [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Costa Rica, Lab Invest Bacteriol Anaerobia, Fac Microbiol, San Jose, Costa Rica
[2] Univ Costa Rica, Ctr Invest Enfermedades Trop, Fac Microbiol, San Jose, Costa Rica
[3] Natl Microbiol Lab, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
[4] Hosp San Juan Dios, San Jose, Costa Rica
关键词
TOXIN; EPIDEMIC; STRAIN;
D O I
10.1128/JCM.02196-09
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
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页码:669 / 670
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