Contamination of the Hospital Environment From Potential Clostridium difficile Excretors Without Active Infection.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Apr 10;:1-3
Authors: Biswas Md JS, Patel BSc A, Otter PhD JA, van Kleef PhD E, Goldenberg SD
Abstract
Clostridium difficile was recovered from 33 (34%) of 98 rooms of patients who were excretors compared with 36 (49%) of 73 rooms of patients with active infection. Not all laboratory algorithms can distinguish between these 2 groups, yet both may be a significant source for ongoing transmission. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015;00(0): 1-3.
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