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Description and prevalence of toxin profile types
| Toxin gene profilea | Profile type | % Prevalence (no. positive/total no.) |
|---|---|---|
| A+B+, cdtB+, and 39-bp deletion in tcdC gene | 1 | 80 (487/609) |
| A+B+, lacking cdtB, and no deletion in tcdC gene | 2 | 5.6 (34/609) |
| A−B+, cdtB+, and 39-bp deletion in tcdC gene | 3 | 1.1 (7/609) |
| A−B−, lacking cdtB and tcdC | Nontoxigenic | 13 (81/609) |
A+ and A− represent the presence and absence of tcdA, and B+ and B− represent the presence and absence of tcdB, respectively.
