Genetic relatedness, Virulence factors and Antimicrobial Resistance of C. difficile strains from hospitalized patients in a multicentric study in Brazil.

Background: Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile infection (CDI) is recognized worldwide as a public health concern, related mainly with hypervirulent strains. In Brazil there are few studies about molecular epidemiology of C. difficile, for this reason, we aimed to characterize C.

Clostridium difficile contamination in retail meat products in Brazil.

Introduction: Clostridium difficile is an important cause of diarrhoea, particularly in patients receiving antibiotic therapy. Recent studies have shown that a substantial proportion of C. difficile infections are acquired in the community, as a zoonotic disease.