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

Authors
Cohen, SH Tang, YJ Rahmani, D Silva, J
Citation
Sh. Cohen et al., Persistence of an endemic (toxigenic) isolate of Clostridium difficile in the environment of a general medicine ward, CLIN INF D, 30(6), 2000, pp. 952-954
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10584838 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
952 - 954
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(200006)30:6<952:POAE(I>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
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 clo nes 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 environmen t and cross-transmission may play a role in acquisition of CDAD.