Bacteriological studies during this outbreakdemonstrated for the first time in Latin America, the presence of the hypervirulent strain of C. difficile NAP1, associated to epidemic outbreaks in several parts of the world.
Los estudios bacteriológicos durante este brote demostraron por primera vez en Latinoamérica la presencia de la cepa hipervirulenta de C. difficile NAP1, asociada a brotes epidémicos en varios lugares del mundo.