Molecular analysis of Clostridium difficile (28 isolates) from children (n = 128) in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, identified eight toxigenic genotypes. Six of these were isolated from 27% of concurrent adult C. difficile-associated infections studied (n = 83). No children carried hypervirulent PCR ribotype 027. Children could participate in the transmission of some adult disease-causing genotypes.
Keywords:
Adolescent
,Adult
,Aged
,Aged, 80 and over
,Child, Preschool
,Clostridioides difficile
,Clostridium Infections
,DNA, Bacterial
,Genotype
,Humans
,Infant
,Middle Aged
,Molecular Epidemiology
,Ribotyping
,United Kingdom
,Young Adult