Table 1.
Genotypes of C. difficile isolated from clinical patients between May 2014 and August 2015.
| Genotypes | Toxin genes | Number | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDI(n = 80) | ST81 | A−B + | 28 | 30.8 |
| ST2 | A + B + | 9 | 9.9 | |
| ST54 | A + B + | 8 | 8.8 | |
| ST129 | A + B+ | 8 | 8.8 | |
| ST3 | A+B+ | 6 | 6.6 | |
| ST37 | A−B+ | 2 | 2.2 | |
| ST319a | A+B+ | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Othersb | A+B+ | 18 | 19.7 | |
| No-CDI(n = 11) | ST39 | A−B− | 5 | 5.5 |
| ST26 | A−B− | 2 | 2.2 | |
| ST320a | A−B− | 1 | 1.1 | |
| ST259 | A−B− | 1 | 1.1 | |
| ST3 | A−B− | 1 | 1.1 | |
| ST48 | A−B− | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Total | − | 91 | 100 |
A + B + : toxin A-positive, toxin B-positive strain; A−B + : toxin A-negative, toxin B-positive strain; A−B−: toxin A-negative, toxin B-negative strain.
aNewly identified STs in this research.
bST35, ST98, ST8, ST14, ST256, ST102, ST139, ST28, ST42, ST51, ST55 and ST17.