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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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12976-019-0098-0 |