Persistence of an endemic (toxigenic) isolate of Clostridium difficile in the environment of a general medicine ward.
作者信息
Cohen S H, Tang Y J, Rahmani D, Silva J
机构信息
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious and Immunologic Diseases, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
出版信息
Clin Infect Dis. 2000 Jun;30(6):952-4. doi: 10.1086/313807.
DOI:10.1086/313807
PMID:10880312
Abstract
The epidemiology of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) in an endemic setting was investigated by use of DNA typing methods to determine the strain identity of C. difficile isolates. Two predominant toxigenic clones were found in the environment and accounted for 29.8% (type 1) and 15.5% (type 2) of CDAD cases, respectively. In endemic settings, the environment and cross-transmission may play a role in acquisition of CDAD.
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