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Two case reports of Clostridium difficile bacteremia, one with the epidemic NAP-1 strain

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Clostridium difficile bacteremia is rare. Here, we report two cases of C. difficile bacteremia in patients with significant underlying gastrointestinal pathology. In one case, the bacteremia was caused by the North American pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) type 1 (NAP-1) strain, which is responsible for recent outbreaks of C. difficile infections of increased severity.

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We thank Dr. Limbago’s laboratory at the CDC for performing the molecular characterization of the C. difficile strains.

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  1. Clinical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, University Hospitals East, 1492 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA

    J. Hemminger, J.-M. Balada-Llasat, M. Raczkowski, M. Buckosh & P. Pancholi

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Hemminger, J., Balada-Llasat, JM., Raczkowski, M. et al. Two case reports of Clostridium difficile bacteremia, one with the epidemic NAP-1 strain. Infection 39, 371–373 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-011-0115-7

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