Risk of secondary cases of Clostridium difficile infection among household contacts of index cases

Journal of Infection

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 387-390

  Pépin, Jacques ^a   Gonzales, Milagros ^a   Valiquette, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile infection; Community; Household contacts; Secondary cases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY INFECTION; SIBLING; SPOUSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CONTACT TRACING; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; QUEBEC; RISK;

EID: 84858438904     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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