PREVALENCE OF CLOSTRIDIUM-DIFFICILE ON A MIXED-FUNCTION WARD FOR THE ELDERLY

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CORRADO, OJ
MASCIETAYLOR, BH
HALL, MJ
BOLTON, RP
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[1] ST JAMES UNIV HOSP,DEPT MED ELDERLY,LEEDS LS9 7TF,W YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
[2] ST JAMES UNIV HOSP,DEPT MED MICROBIOL,LEEDS LS9 7TF,W YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
[3] ST JAMES UNIV HOSP,DEPT MED,LEEDS LS9 7TF,W YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0163-4453(90)94005-K
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
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We studied the prevalence of Clostridium difficile over a period of 2 months on a mixed-function geriatric ward. Seven (14%) of the 49 patients were long-stay but the remainder were in hospital for acute illness or required a short period of active rehabilitation. Although 69 % patients had recently received antibiotics, from only two (4%) was C. difficile isolated from their faeces. Our results show that C. difficile is not endemic in patients on all geriatric wards as has been previously suggested. © 1990 The British Society for the Study of Infection.
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