Nosocomial spread of Clostridium difficile.
Environmental transmission of Clostridium difficile, the causative agent of antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis (PMC), has been supported by animal studies and implicated in spread of C. difficile among leukemic children receiving non-absorbable antibiotics. We report antibiotic-associated C. difficile-related colitis in two adults who shared a commode chair during hospitalization.
D003013:Clostridium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000635:transmission*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014640:Vancomycin