Table 1.
Distribution of the PCR-ribotypes of the 185 Clostridioides difficile strains.
| PCR-ribotype | N strains | |
|---|---|---|
| Toxigenic strains (n = 93) | 001 | 2 |
| 002 | 5 | |
| 003 | 2 | |
| 012 | 4 | |
| 014 | 12 | |
| 015 | 5 | |
| 017 | 1 | |
| 018 | 1 | |
| 020 | 10 | |
| 023 | 1 | |
| 029 | 2 | |
| 046 | 1 | |
| 078 | 2 | |
| 081 | 1 | |
| 087 | 1 | |
| 106 | 14 | |
| 126 | 3 | |
| 211 | 2 | |
| 220 | 2 | |
| 241 | 1 | |
| 446 | 2 | |
| 559 | 2 | |
| 590 | 1 | |
| 651 | 3 | |
| 739 | 3 | |
| AI-18 | 1 | |
| AI-21/0 | 1 | |
| AI-84 | 3 | |
| AI-9-1 | 1 | |
| Other | 4 | |
| Nontoxigenic strains (n = 92) | 009 | 8 |
| 010 | 17 | |
| 019 | 1 | |
| 031 | 1 | |
| 039 | 28 | |
| 067 | 1 | |
| 085 | 1 | |
| 205 | 20 | |
| 557 | 2 | |
| 593 | 2 | |
| 715 | 3 | |
| Other | 8 |