Persistence of an endemic (toxigenic) isolate of Clostridium difficile in the environment of a general medicine ward

被引：20

作者：

Cohen, SH ^{[1
]}

Tang, YJ ^{[1
]}

Rahmani, D ^{[1
]}

Silva, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Davis, Med Ctr, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis & Immunol, Sacramento, CA 95817 USA

来源：

CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2000年 / 30卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1086/313807

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

The epidemiology of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) in an endemic setting was investigated by use of DNA typing methods to determine the strain identity of C. difficile isolates. Two predominant toxigenic clones were found in the environment and accounted for 29.8% (type 1) and 15.5% (type 2) of CDAD cases, respectively. In endemic settings, the environment and cross-transmission may play a role in acquisition of CDAD.

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页码：952 / 954

页数：3

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