Factors Associated with Clostridioides (Clostridium) Difficile Infection and Colonization: Ongoing Prospective Cohort Study in a French University Hospital

Factors Associated with Clostridioides (Clostridium) Difficile Infection and Colonization: Ongoing Prospective Cohort Study in a French University Hospital

Introduction: <i>Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile</i> can be isolated from stool in 3% of healthy adults and in at least 10% of asymptomatic hospitalized patients. <i>C. difficile</i>, the most common cause of hospital-acquired infectious diarrhea in the developed world...

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Main Authors: Nagham Khanafer, Philippe Vanhems, Sabrina Bennia, Géraldine Martin-Gaujard, Laurent Juillard, Thomas Rimmelé, Laurent Argaud, Olivier Martin, Laetitia Huriaux, Guillaume Marcotte, Romain Hernu, Bernard Floccard, Pierre Cassier, Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
asymptomatic colonization
<i>Clostridioides difficile</i>
follow-up
hospital
risk factors
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/14/7528

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