| toxin a-negative toxin b-positive ribotype 017 clostridium difficile is the dominant strain type in patients with diarrhoea attending tuberculosis hospitals in cape town, south africa. | the molecular epidemiology of c. difficile strains causing disease in south africa is currently unknown. previously, multidrug resistant ribotype (rt)017 strains were those most commonly isolated from patients with diarrhoea attending groote schuur hospital in cape town, south africa. this larger study aimed to investigate the molecular epidemiology and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of c. difficile strains in the greater cape town and regional areas. c. difficile strains were isolated from ... | 2017 | 27696234 |