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Table 2 Comparison of clinical outcomes in patients infected with tcdA-positive tcdB-positive (A+B+) strains of Clostridium difficile and those infected with tcdA-negative tcdB-positive (A-B+) strains

From: Clinical and microbiologic characteristics of tcdA-negative variant clostridium difficile infections

Clinical outcome

Group

p value

 

A+B+ (n (%))

A-B+ (n (%))

 

Global cure

43 (62.3)

12 (75.0)

0.398

Failure

4 (5.8)

2 (12.5)

0.315

Death

7 (10.1)

2 (12.5)

0.675

Recurrence

15 (21.7)

0 (0.0)

0.063

Total

69 (100.0)

16 (100.0)

 
  1. A+B+, tcdA-positive tcdB-positive strain; A-B+, tcdA-negative tcdB-positive strain.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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