Asymptomatic carriage of toxigenic Clostridium difficile by hospitalized patients

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-158

  Guerrero, D M ^a   Becker, J C ^b   Eckstein, E C ^b   Kundrapu, S ^a   Deshpande, A ^a   Sethi, A K ^c   Donskey, C J ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic carriers; Clostridium difficile; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ASYMPTOMATIC CARRIERS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; TRANSMISSION;

AGED; CARRIER STATE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84884210610     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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