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| Title |
Characterization of a Stable, Metronidazole-Resistant Clostridium difficile Clinical Isolate
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0053757 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Tarah Lynch, Patrick Chong, Jason Zhang, Romeo Hizon, Tim Du, Morag R. Graham, Daniel R. Beniac, Timothy F. Booth, Pamela Kibsey, Mark Miller, Denise Gravel, Michael R. Mulvey, Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program |
| Abstract |
Clostridium difficile are gram-positive, spore forming anaerobic bacteria that are the leading cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea, usually associated with antibiotic usage. Metronidazole is currently the first-line treatment for mild to moderate C. difficile diarrhea however recurrence occurs at rates of 15-35%. There are few reports of C. difficile metronidazole resistance in the literature, and when observed, the phenotype has been transient and lost after storage or exposure of the bacteria to freeze/thaw cycles. Owing to the unstable nature of the resistance phenotype in the laboratory, clinical significance and understanding of the resistance mechanisms is lacking. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 4 | 80% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 4 | 80% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 87 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 87 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 13% |
| Researcher | 10 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 11% |
| Other | 9 | 10% |
| Other | 22 | 25% |
| Unknown | 13 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 22% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 15 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 14% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 14% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 10 | 11% |
| Unknown | 16 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 January 2020.
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#12,675,514
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#98,070
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#152,303
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#2,253
of 4,841 outputs
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