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Identification of Clostridium difficile Ribotype 027 for the First Time in Mainland China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Pu Wang ,
Youlian Zhou ,
Zhongqiu Wang ,
Shan Xie ,
Ye Chen ,
Bo Jiang ,
Ting Zhang ,
Minyi Lin ,
Runhua Li  and
Jiasheng Tan
Pu Wang
Affiliation:
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Youlian Zhou
Affiliation:
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Zhongqiu Wang
Affiliation:
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Shan Xie
Affiliation:
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Ye Chen*
Affiliation:
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Bo Jiang*
Affiliation:
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Ting Zhang
Affiliation:
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Minyi Lin
Affiliation:
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Runhua Li
Affiliation:
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Jiasheng Tan
Affiliation:
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
*
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 North Guangzhou Road, Guangzhou 510515, China (yechen_fimmu@163.com)
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 North Guangzhou Road, Guangzhou 510515, China (drjiang@163.com)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , January 2014 , pp. 95 - 98
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2014

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These authors contributed equally to this work

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