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Volume 24, Number 9—September 2018
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis

National Surveillance for Clostridioides difficile Infection, Sweden, 2009–2016

Kristina Rizzardi, Torbjörn Norén, Olov Aspevall, Barbro Mäkitalo, Michael Toepfer, Åsa Johansson, and Thomas ÅkerlundComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Public Health Agency of Sweden, Solna, Sweden (K. Rizzardi, O. Aspevall, B. Mäkitalo, T. Åkerlund); Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (T. Norén); Unilabs Clinical Microbiology, Skövde, Sweden (M. Toepfer); Växjö Hospital, Växjö, Sweden (Å. Johansson)

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Figure 5

Resistance of Clostridioides difficile to indicator antimicrobial drugs, Sweden, 2009–2016. A) Percentage of isolates resistant and sensitive to indicator antimicrobial drugs erythromycin, clindamycin, and moxifloxacin. B) PCR ribotype distribution of MDR isolates. MDR, multidrug-resistant (i.e., resistant to erythromycin, clindamycin, and moxifloxacin); S, sensitive to erythromycin, clindamycin, and moxifloxacin.

Figure 5. Resistance of Clostridioides difficile to indicator antimicrobial drugs, Sweden, 2009–2016. A) Percentage of isolates resistant and sensitive to indicator antimicrobial drugs erythromycin, clindamycin, and moxifloxacin. B) PCR ribotype distribution of MDR isolates. MDR, multidrug-resistant (i.e., resistant to erythromycin, clindamycin, and moxifloxacin); S, sensitive to erythromycin, clindamycin, and moxifloxacin.

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