Clostridium difficile Exposures, Colonization, and the Microbiome: Implications for Prevention. (19th March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Revolinski, Sara L.; Munoz-Price, L. Silvia
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 39:Number 5(2018)
• Page Start: 596
• Page End: 602
• Publication Date: 2018-03-19
• 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.2018.36
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract : New studies have been published regarding the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile in topics such as asymptomatic C. difficile colonization, community-associated C. difficile infection, environmental contamination outside healthcare settings, animal colonization, and the interactions between C. difficile and the gut microbiome. In addition to summarizing these findings, this review offers a perspective on the potential impact of high-throughput sequencing and other potential techniques on the prevention of C. difficile . Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:596–602