Low frequency of asymptomatic carriage of toxigenic Clostridium difficile in an acute care geriatric hospital: prospective cohort study in Switzerland

BACKGROUND: The role of asymptomatic carriers of toxigenic Clostridium difficile (TCD) in nosocomial cross-transmission remains debatable. Moreover, its relevance in the elderly has been sparsely studied. OBJECTIVES: To assess asymptomatic TCD carriage in an acute care geriatric population. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Pires, Daniela, Prendki, Virginie, Renzi, Gesuele, Fankhauser, Carolina, Sauvan, Valerie, Huttner, Benedikt, Schrenzel, Jacques, Harbarth, Stephan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4898375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27280019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-016-0123-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4898375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27280019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-016-0123-6

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