North American PFGE type 1(English)

• refers to Clostridium difficile–associated disease. Isolates are of toxinotype III, positive for the binary toxin CDT, and contain an 18-bp tcdC deletion
• CDC, CDT, PFGE, REA
• Bacteriology, Gastroenterology, Toxicology
• https://doi.org…56/NEJMoa051590