title: Control of nosocomial Clostridium difficile transmission in bone marrow transplant patients.
abstract: This is a report of six cases of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) that occurred among cancer patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation in a tertiary-care cancer hospital. Specific infection control measures that were taken to minimize the nosocomial spread of CDAD also are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Raad
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Umphrey
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tarrand
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Champlin
mesh_terms: D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*