TY - JOUR
T1 - Bacteremia with a large clostridial toxin-negative, binary toxin-positive strain of Clostridium difficile
AU - Elliott, B.
AU - Reed, R.
AU - Chang, Barbara
AU - Riley, Thomas
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Bacteremia caused by Clostridium difficile is rare. In this report, we describe a case of C. difficile bacteremia caused by an unusual strain of C. difficile. The isolate contained neither toxin A nor B genes, however, binary toxin genes were present (tcdA−, tcdB−, cdtA+, cdtB+) and a 7.2-kb element unrelated to the PaLoc was found inserted within the PaLoc integration site. The clinical relevance of the isolate could not be determined.
AB - Bacteremia caused by Clostridium difficile is rare. In this report, we describe a case of C. difficile bacteremia caused by an unusual strain of C. difficile. The isolate contained neither toxin A nor B genes, however, binary toxin genes were present (tcdA−, tcdB−, cdtA+, cdtB+) and a 7.2-kb element unrelated to the PaLoc was found inserted within the PaLoc integration site. The clinical relevance of the isolate could not be determined.
U2 - 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2009.08.006
DO - 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2009.08.006
M3 - Article
VL - 15
SP - 249
EP - 251
JO - Anaerobe
JF - Anaerobe
SN - 1075-9964
IS - 6
ER -