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Isolates were characterised by whole-genome sequencing (WGS), multilocus sequence typing (MLST), and PCR-ribotyping, with antimicrobial susceptibility determined by the Etest method.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The predominant toxin profile was A+B+CDT\u2212 (88.6%, 132\/149), followed by A\u2212B+CDT\u2212 (8.7%, 13\/149) and A+B+CDT+ (2.7%, 4\/149); binary toxin (CDT)-positive isolates were exclusively A+B+. MLST and ribotyping resolved 29 sequence types (STs) and 48 ribotypes (RTs), with ST42\/RT106 (17.4%), ST3\/RT001 (9.4%), and ST54\/RT012 (8.7%) the most prevalent. All isolates remained susceptible to metronidazole and vancomycin, whereas high resistance proportions were observed for ciprofloxacin (84.6%), erythromycin (56.4%), and clindamycin (53.7%). The Thr82Ile substitution in GyrA was detected in fluoroquinolone-resistant isolates, and the Arg505Lys substitution in RpoB in rifampicin-resistant isolates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings establish, to our knowledge, the first comprehensive genomic profile of C. difficile in Xi\u2019an and may inform regional surveillance and antimicrobial stewardship efforts.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2026.1882279","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,1]],"date-time":"2026-07-01T14:58:50Z","timestamp":1782917930000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Clostridioides difficile in Xi\u2019an"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Yang","family":"Luan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Xi\u2019an Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention","place":["Xi'an, Shaanxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yiting","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Xi\u2019an Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention","place":["Xi'an, Shaanxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yixian","family":"Tian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Xi\u2019an Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention","place":["Xi'an, Shaanxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"He","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Xi\u2019an Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention","place":["Xi'an, Shaanxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hao","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Xi\u2019an Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention","place":["Xi'an, Shaanxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Huan","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Xi\u2019an Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention","place":["Xi'an, Shaanxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qingyu","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Xi\u2019an Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention","place":["Xi'an, Shaanxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaoli","family":"Wei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Xi\u2019an Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention","place":["Xi'an, Shaanxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Baozhong","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Xi\u2019an Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention","place":["Xi'an, Shaanxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"787451","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2021.787451","article-title":"Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of Clostridioides difficile in hospitalized patients from Mexico","volume":"12","author":"Aguilar-Zamora","year":"2021","journal-title":"Front. 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