Clostridioides difficile hypervirulent strain ST1 isolated from clinical stool specimens obtained from three Provinces in South Africa
The study reported, for the first time, hypervirulent strains ST1 in Africa and ST11 in South Africa, with a minimum spanning tree indicating an ongoing ST1 outbreak.
Authors
- Ben Prinsloo
- Mohamed Said (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2610-0440)
- Marthie M. Ehlers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2199-6970)
- M. Moodley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4089-7380)
- Hlambani Shirinda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1877-4317)
- Marleen M. Kock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1768-9268)
- Anthony M. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3637-7155)
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- Lancet Laboratories (ZA)
- National Institute for Communicable Diseases
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Anaerobe
- Published
- 2024-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2024.102926
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.17