TABLE 3.

Summary of C. difficile clinical isolates characterized in this study

Ribotype	Toxinotype	No. of isolates
001	0	9
002		3
014		6
053		1
077		2
087		2
106		5
003	I	3
012		4
027	III	18
023	IV	2
078	V	7
063	VII	2
017	VIII	4
081	?a	1
198	?	2
smz	?	5
trf	?	5

^a?, toxinotype unknown.