Clinical and microbiological characterization of Clostridium difficile infection in Romania (2013-2014); a hospital-based study

Methods We collected data for all 398 confirmed or probable cases of CDI admitted during 15 November 2013-28 February 2014 in 11 hospitals: 5 from Bucharest, and 7 from Cluj, Iasi, Timisoara, Târgu Mures and Brasov. PCR ribotyping was performed at Cantacuzino Institute and E-test (for moxifloxacin and metronidazole) and binary toxin gene identification (PCR) were performed at Matei Bals Institute. The hospitals sent a maximum 20 feces samples for each test.