title: What's lurking under the bed? Persistence and predominance of particular Clostridium difficile strains in a hospital and the potential role of environmental contamination.
authors.forename: Lynne V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: McFarland
mesh_terms: D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology