Carriage and colonization of C. difficile in preterm neonates: A longitudinal prospective study.

<h4>Background</h4>Premature neonates (PN) present multiple risk factors for high frequencies and high levels of colonization by C. difficile, yet data is missing about this specific pediatric population. Here, we investigated PN C. difficile carriage and colonization dynamics, analyzed...

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Main Authors: Laurent Ferraris, Jeanne Couturier, Catherine Eckert, Johanne Delannoy, Frédéric Barbut, Marie-José Butel, Julio Aires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212568