Table 2.

Comparison of clinical outcomes in patients infected with tcdA-positive tcdB-positive (A⁺B⁺) strains of Clostridium difficile and those infected with tcdA-negative tcdB-positive (A^-B⁺) strains

Clinical outcome	Group		p value
	A+B+ (n (%))	A-B+ (n (%))
Global cure	43 (62.3)	12 (75.0)	0.398
Failure	4 (5.8)	2 (12.5)	0.315
Death	7 (10.1)	2 (12.5)	0.675
Recurrence	15 (21.7)	0 (0.0)	0.063
Total	69 (100.0)	16 (100.0)

A⁺B⁺, tcdA-positive tcdB-positive strain; A^-B⁺, tcdA-negative tcdB-positive strain.