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English

Low frequency of asymptomatic carriage of toxigenic Clostridium difficile in an acute care geriatric hospital: prospective cohort study in Switzerland

ContributorsPires, Daniela; Prendki, Virginie

; Renzi, Gesuele; Fankhauser-Rodriguez, Carolina Maria; Sauvan, Valérie; Huttner, Benedikt

; Schrenzel, Jacques; Harbarth, Stéphan Juergen

Published inAntimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, vol. 5, 24

Publication date2016

Abstract

The role of asymptomatic carriers of toxigenic Clostridium difficile (TCD) in nosocomial cross-transmission remains debatable. Moreover, its relevance in the elderly has been sparsely studied.

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

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PIRES, Daniela et al. Low frequency of asymptomatic carriage of toxigenic Clostridium difficile in an acute care geriatric hospital: prospective cohort study in Switzerland. In: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2016, vol. 5, p. 24. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0123-6

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PID : unige:98874
DOI : 10.1186/s13756-016-0123-6
PMID : 27280019

Journal ISSN2047-2994

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