title: Clostridium difficile infection and concurrent vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus stool colonization in a health care worker: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Clostridium Difficile diarrhea was noted in a previously healthy health care worker from the study institution after receiving oral clindamycin therapy; the worker also had vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus stool colonization. Health care workers should be aware that antibiotic therapy may place them at increased risk for colonization and infection with nosocomial pathogens such as Clostridium difficile and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Amy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: Curtis J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Donskey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents