TABLE 1.

Characteristics of the most common Clostridium difficile isolates (n=99) recovered from people with C difficile infection in Prince Edward Island (n=105)

Ribotype	Toxin A	Toxin B	CDT	tcdCdeletion	tcdCmutation	PFGE	Toxinotype	Isolates (n)	Isolates (%)
W	+	+	–	–	–	NAP2	0	19	18.0
N	+	+	+	18 bp	Δ117	NAP1	III	12	11.4
C	+	+	+	–	–	0012	IX	12	11.4
AN	+	+	–	–	–	NAP2	0	12	11.4
Y	+	+	+	18 bp	Δ117	0098	III	11	10.5
027	+	+	+	18 bp	Δ117	NAP1	III	5	4.7
L	+	+	–	–	–	0042	0	5	4.7
017	–	+	–	–	–	0117	VIII	3	2.9
AK	+	+	–	–	–	NAP6	0	3	2.9
078	+	+	+	39 bp	C184T	NAP8	V	3	2.9
AA	+	+	–	–	–	NAP2	0	3	2.9
M	+	+	–	–	–	NAP2	0	3	2.9
A	+	+	+	–	–	0012	IX	2	1.9
AD	+	+	+	18 bp	Δ117	NAP1	III	2	1.9
AI	+	+	–	–	–	ND	0	2	1.9
0	+	+	–	–	–	ND	0	2	1.9

bp Base pair; NAP North American pulsotype; ND Not determined; PFGE Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis