Importance of asymptomatic shedding of Clostridium difficile in environmental contamination of a neonatal intensive care unit

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 887-888

  Faden, Howard S ^a   Dryja, Diane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b GATES VASCULAR INSTITUTE AT KALEIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Environmental contamination; Neonate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; REFRIGERATOR; ADOLESCENT; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADOLESCENT; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84938291222     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.04.187     Document Type: Article

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