Asymptomatic Clostridium difficile colonization in a tertiary care hospital: Admission prevalence and risk factors

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 390-393

  Leekha, Surbhi ^a   Aronhalt, Kimberly C ^a   Sloan, Lynne M ^a   Patel, Robin ^a   Orenstein, Robert ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare epidemiology; PCR; Surveillance; Targeted screening

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL STUDY; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DIALYSIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RISK FACTORS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84876917573     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.09.023     Document Type: Article

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