Table 5. Ribotype (RT), binary toxin, and gyrA/B mutation of initial toxigenic Clostridium difficile isolates from 120 patients, stratified by the presence (C. difficile infection, CDI) or absence (C. difficile colonization, CdC) of diarrhea.
| Characteristics | CDI, n = 26 | CdC, n = 94 | P values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binary toxin | 7 (26.9) | 11 (11.7) | 0.067 |
| RT 078 family | 4 (15.4) | 7 (7.4) | 0.250 |
| RT 078 | 0 | 1 | |
| RT 126 | 3 | 1 | |
| RT 127 | 1 | 5 | |
| RT 034 | 2 | 1 | |
| RT 328 | 0 | 1 | |
| Unknown ribotype | 1 | 2 | |
| gyr mutation | |||
| gyrA mutation | 5 (19.2) | 9 (9.6) | 0.181 |
| gyrB mutation | 6 (23.1) | 8 (8.5) | 0.077 |
Data are no. (%) of patients, unless otherwise indicated.