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Solomon K, Murray S, Scott L, McDermott S, Drudy D, Martin A, et al.
J Med Microbiol . 2011 Apr; 60(Pt 8):1080-1087. PMID: 21459905
A repetitive-extragenic palindromic PCR (rep-PCR) subtyping method (DiversiLab) in conjunction with ribotyping, toxinotyping and antimicrobial-susceptibility testing was used to detect subtypes within Clostridium difficile ribotypes 027 and 078. Clinical isolates...
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Kuijper E, Barbut F, Brazier J, Kleinkauf N, Eckmanns T, Lambert M, et al.
Euro Surveill . 2008 Sep; 13(31). PMID: 18761903
Outbreaks of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) with increased severity, high relapse rate and significant mortality have been related to the emergence of a new, hypervirulent C. difficile strain in North...
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Fitzpatrick F, Oza A, Gilleece A, OByrne A, Drudy D
J Hosp Infect . 2008 Mar; 68(4):315-21. PMID: 18353502
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) established a group to produce national guidelines for Clostridium difficile in Ireland in 2006. A laboratory questionnaire was distributed to determine current C. difficile...
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Martin A, Collins C, Ruddy R, Drudy D, Hannan M, Kyne L
J Hosp Infect . 2008 Jan; 68(2):180-1. PMID: 18192079
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Kuijper E, Coignard B, Brazier J, Suetens C, Drudy D, Wiuff C, et al.
Euro Surveill . 2007 Nov; 12(6):E1-2. PMID: 17991399
Recent outbreaks of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea (CDAD) with increased severity, high relapse rate and significant mortality have been related to the emergence of a new, hypervirulent C. difficile strain in...
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Long S, Fenelon L, Fitzgerald S, Nolan N, Burns K, Hannan M, et al.
Euro Surveill . 2007 Sep; 12(4):E070426.3. PMID: 17868610
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Drudy D, Harnedy N, Fanning S, OMahony R, Kyne L
Clin Microbiol Infect . 2007 Mar; 13(3):298-304. PMID: 17391385
Clostridium difficile is a major cause of infectious diarrhoea in hospitalised patients. Most pathogenic C. difficile strains produce two toxins, A and B; however, clinically relevant toxin A-negative, toxin B-positive...
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Stabler R, Gerding D, Songer J, Drudy D, Brazier J, Trinh H, et al.
J Bacteriol . 2006 Oct; 188(20):7297-305. PMID: 17015669
Clostridium difficile is the most frequent cause of nosocomial diarrhea worldwide, and recent reports suggested the emergence of a hypervirulent strain in North America and Europe. In this study, we...
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Daly P, Drudy D, Chalmers W, Baxendale W, Fanning S, Callanan J
Vet Microbiol . 2006 Sep; 118(3-4):189-200. PMID: 16962261
Greyhound meningoencephalitis is currently classified as a breed-associated idiopathic central nervous system inflammatory disorder. The non-suppurative inflammatory response can be distinguished from the other breed-associated disorders based on histopathology and...
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Mullane N, Murray J, Drudy D, Prentice N, Whyte P, Wall P, et al.
Appl Environ Microbiol . 2006 Sep; 72(9):6325-30. PMID: 16957259
Enterobacter sakazakii has been associated with life-threatening infections in premature low-birth-weight infants. Contaminated infant milk formula (IMF) has been implicated in cases of E. sakazakii meningitis. Quick and sensitive methods...