Prevalence of Clostridium difficile environmental contamination and strain variability in multiple health care facilities

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 315-318

  Dubberke, Erik R ^a   Reske, Kimberly A ^a   Noble Wang, Judith ^b   Thompson, Angela ^b   Killgore, George ^b   Mayfield, Jennie ^c   Camins, Bernard ^a   Woeltje, Keith ^a   McDonald, Jay R ^d   McDonald, L Clifford ^b   Fraser, Victoria J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; PREVALENCE;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DYSENTERY; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; MISSOURI; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34250195733     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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