Colonization of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile Among Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Multi-Centre Cross-Sectional Study

Colonization of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile Among Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Multi-Centre Cross-Sectional Study

Background:Clostridium difficile (CD) is a major cause of healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic-associated diarrhea in hospitalized patients worldwide. Carriers of toxigenic CD (tCD) have a higher risk of developing CD infections and can transmit CD to the environment and susceptible patie...

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Main Authors: Hongfei Mi, Rong Bao, Yao Xiao, Yangwen Cui, Wei Sun, Yan Shen, Qingfeng Shi, Xiang Chen, Jiabing Lin, Bijie Hu, Xiaodong Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile
colonization
toxigenic
infection control
cross-sectional study
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00012/full

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