Characterisation of Clostridium difficile hospital ward-based transmission using extensive epidemiological data and molecular typing.

Characterisation of Clostridium difficile hospital ward-based transmission using extensive epidemiological data and molecular typing.

BACKGROUND:Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and is endemic in hospitals, hindering the identification of sources and routes of transmission based on shared time and space alone. This may compromise rational control despite costly prevention...

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Main Authors: A Sarah Walker, David W Eyre, David H Wyllie, Kate E Dingle, Rosalind M Harding, Lily O'Connor, David Griffiths, Ali Vaughan, John Finney, Mark H Wilcox, Derrick W Crook, Tim E A Peto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-02-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3274560?pdf=render

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