Contamination of the Hospital Environment From Potential Clostridium difficile Excretors Without Active Infection. (10th April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Biswas, MD, Jason S.; Patel, BSc, Amita; Otter, PhD, Jonathan A.; van Kleef, PhD, Esther; Goldenberg, Simon D.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 36:Number 8(2015)
• Page Start: 975
• Page End: 977
• Publication Date: 2015-04-10
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.79
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="normal"> <title>Abstract</title> <p> <italic>Clostridium difficile</italic> was recovered from 33 (34%) of 98 rooms of patients who were excretors compared with 36 (49%) of 73 rooms of patients with active infection. Not all laboratory algorithms can distinguish between these 2 groups, yet both may be a significant source for ongoing transmission.</p> <p> <italic>Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol</italic> 2015;36(8): 975–977</p> </abstract>