Clostridium difficile skin contamination in patients with C-difficile-associated disease

被引：86

作者：

Bobulsky, Greg S. ^{[1
]}

Al-Nassir, Wafa N. ^{[2
]}

Riggs, Michelle M. ^{[1
]}

Sethi, Ajay K. ^{[3
]}

Donskey, Curtis J. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Louis Stokes Cleveland Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Res Serv, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA

[2] Univ Hosp Cleveland, Dept Infect Dis, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA

[3] Case Western Reserve Univ, Sch Med, Dept Epidemiol & Biostat, Cleveland, OH USA

来源：

CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2008年 / 46卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1086/525267

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

In a prospective study of 27 patients with Clostridium difficile-associated disease, we found that C. difficile frequently contaminated multiple skin sites, including groin, chest, abdomen, forearms, and hands, and was easily acquired on investigators' hands. Skin contamination often persisted on patients' chest and abdomen after resolution of diarrhea.

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页码：447 / 450

页数：4

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