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1/ While on my current GI rotation, I've been reading about Clostridioides difficile because, you know, #IDNerd. I ran across something I had not learned about before:
A Hypervirulent Strain of CDiff!
So naturally, I had to look into this.
/thread #Tweetorial #CDiff #IDTwitter
A Hypervirulent Strain of CDiff!
So naturally, I had to look into this.
/thread #Tweetorial #CDiff #IDTwitter
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What is the name of the strain of hypervirulent CDiff?
What is the name of the strain of hypervirulent CDiff?
3/
The hypervirulent strain of CDiff is known as NAP1/B1/027, which stands for North American pulsed-field gel electrophoresis type 1, restriction endonuclease analysis type B1, PCR ribotype O27.
That's a mouthful.
So what's the big deal about this strain?
The hypervirulent strain of CDiff is known as NAP1/B1/027, which stands for North American pulsed-field gel electrophoresis type 1, restriction endonuclease analysis type B1, PCR ribotype O27.
That's a mouthful.
So what's the big deal about this strain?
