title: Asymptomatic colonization by Clostridium difficile in older adults admitted to a geriatric unit: a prospective cohort study.
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schoevaerdts
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Swine
authors.forename: Alexia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verroken
authors.forename: Te-Din
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Youri
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Glupczynski
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies