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

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Title		Low frequency of asymptomatic carriage of toxigenic Clostridium difficile in an acute care geriatric hospital: prospective cohort study in Switzerland
Authors		Pires, Daniela Prendki, Virginie Renzi, Gesuele Fankhauser-Rodriguez, Carolina Maria Sauvan, Valérie Huttner, Benedikt Schrenzel, Jacques Harbarth, Stéphan Juergen
Published in		Antimicrobial resistance & infection control. 2016, vol. 5, 24
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.
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1186/s13756-016-0123-6 PMID: 27280019
Full text		Article (Published version) (422 Kb) - Free access
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine
Research groups		Analyse génomique et fonctionnelle du staphylocoque doré (604) Epidémiologie et contrôle de la résistance aux antibiotiques (866)
Citation (ISO format)		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 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:98874