Epidemiology of recurrences or reinfections of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea

Citation
F. Barbut et al., Epidemiology of recurrences or reinfections of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, J CLIN MICR, 38(6), 2000, pp. 2386-2388
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
2386 - 2388
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200006)38:6<2386:EORORO>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Approximately 15 to 35% of patients with a first episode of Clostridium dif ficile-associated diarrhea relapse within 2 months. Between 1994 and 1997, strains from 93 hospitalized patients with C. difficile recurrences were fi ngerprinted by using both serotyping and PCR-ribotyping. The results showed that 48.4% of clinical recurrences were, in fact, reinfections with a diff erent strain of C. difficile. Rates of clinical recurrences could therefore be reduced by implementing strict isolation precautions.