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Emerging Microbes & Infections Volume 8, 2019 - Issue 1
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Different molecular characteristics and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Clostridium difficile in the Asia-Pacific region

Yun Luoa Department of Microbiology, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China;b School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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Elaine Cheongc Department of Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, Australia;d Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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Qiao Biane School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Deirdre A. Collinsf School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6754-9290View further author information
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Julian Yea Department of Microbiology, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jeong Hwan Shing Department of Laboratory Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea;h Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of KoreaView further author information
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Wing Cheong Yami Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong KongView further author information
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Tohru Takataj Department of Infection Control, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan;k Division of Infectious Diseases, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, JapanView further author information
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Xiaojun Songl Centre of Laboratory Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People Hospital, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xianjun Wangm Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Mini Kambojn Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA;o Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Thomas Gottliebc Department of Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, Australia;d Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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Jianmin Jianga Department of Microbiology, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China;p Key Laboratory of Vaccine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Thomas V. Rileyf School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia;q School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia;r Department of Microbiology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Nedlands, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1351-3740View further author information
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Yi-Wei Tangn Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA;o Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Dazhi Jinl Centre of Laboratory Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People Hospital, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China;s School of Laboratory Medicine, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China;a Department of Microbiology, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China;p Key Laboratory of Vaccine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1553-1562 | Received 01 Aug 2019, Accepted 14 Oct 2019, Published online: 30 Oct 2019

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