Modeling Clostridium difficile in a hospital setting: control and admissions of colonized and symptomatic patients

Abstract Background Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection is an important cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea. Several factors such as admission of colonized patients, levels of serum antibodies in patients, and control strategies may involve in determining the prevalence and the persis...

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Main Authors: Farida Chamchod, Prasit Palittapongarnpim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12976-019-0098-0