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. 2006 Oct;50(10):3473-5.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.00479-06.

In vitro susceptibility of Clostridium difficile clinical isolates from a multi-institutional outbreak in Southern Québec, Canada

Anne-Marie Bourgault  1 , François Lamothe, Vivian G Loo, Louise Poirier; CDAD-CSI Study Group
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In vitro susceptibility of Clostridium difficile clinical isolates from a multi-institutional outbreak in Southern Québec, Canada

Anne-Marie Bourgault et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

Clostridium difficile isolates from a 2004 outbreak in Québec, Canada, were all found to be susceptible to metronidazole, vancomycin, rifampin, and meropenem but resistant to bacitracin, cefotaxime, ciprofloxacin, and levofloxacin, and most (>80%) were resistant to ceftriaxone, clarithromycin, gatifloxacin, and moxifloxacin. The predominant NAP1 isolates were susceptible to clindamycin, while the NAP2 isolates were resistant.

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