Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of Clostridium difficile isolates from two Korean hospitals

Asiimwe Nicholas; Yu Kyung Kim; Won-Kil Lee; Gati Noble Selasi; Seok Hyeon Na; Hyo Il Kwon; Yoo Jeong Kim; Hae Sook Lee; Kyung Eun Song; Jeong Hwan Shin; Je Chul Lee

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0174716

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Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of Clostridium difficile isolates from two Korean hospitals

Asiimwe Nicholas ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Asiimwe Nicholas, Yu Kyung Kim

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Yu Kyung Kim ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Asiimwe Nicholas, Yu Kyung Kim

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Won-Kil Lee,

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Gati Noble Selasi,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Seok Hyeon Na,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Hyo Il Kwon,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Yoo Jeong Kim,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Hae Sook Lee,

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Kyung Eun Song,

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Jeong Hwan Shin,

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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Je Chul Lee

* E-mail: leejc@knu.ac.kr

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of Clostridium difficile isolates from two Korean hospitals

Asiimwe Nicholas,
Yu Kyung Kim,
Won-Kil Lee,
Gati Noble Selasi,
Seok Hyeon Na,
Hyo Il Kwon,
Yoo Jeong Kim,
Hae Sook Lee,
Kyung Eun Song,
Jeong Hwan Shin

Published: March 29, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174716

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