Dominance of toxigenic Clostridioides difficile strains and the appearance of the emerging PCR ribotype 955 in hospitals in Silesia, Poland
RT027 remains prevalent among CDI cases in Silesia. The emergence of RT955, closely related to a UK epidemic strain, suggests a possible shared origin and epidemiological link.
Authors
- Tomasz J. Wąsik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6525-9767)
- Adam Iwanicki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7882-5529)
- Robert D. Wojtyczka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0334-0938)
- Céline Harmanus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5328-3273)
- Hanna Pituch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2348-4402)
- Wiep Klaas Smits (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7409-2847)
- Dorota Wultańska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4694-9353)
- Natalia Frankowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0084-3940)
- Klaudia Szarek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2202-5466)
- Krzysztof Hinc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6067-7852)
- Monika Kabała (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4234-586X)
- Ingrid M. J. G. Sanders
- Piotr Lalowski
Institutions
- Medical University of Silesia (PL)
- Medical University of Warsaw (PL)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- University of Gdańsk (PL)
- Gdańsk Medical University (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1644051
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach