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841. Implications of C. difficile Treatment on Environmental Contamination: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Microbiologic, Environmental, and Molecular Outcomes

BACKGROUND: Clostridioides difficile is a leading cause of healthcare-associated infection. Despite multimodal prevention efforts, in-hospital transmission continues to occur. In this study, we tested whether the choice of treatment can reduce C. difficile shedding and contamination of the inpatient...

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Autores principales: Turner, Nicholas A, Gergen, Maria, Rutala, William, Sexton, Daniel J, Fowler, Jr., Vance G, Addison, Rachel, Anderson, Deverick J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809035/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz359.026