title: Potential for transmission of Clostridium difficile by asymptomatic acute care patients and long-term care facility residents with prior C. difficile infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Sadao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jinno
authors.forename: Sirisha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kundrapu
authors.forename: Dubert M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Guerrero
authors.forename: Lucy A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Jury
authors.forename: Michelle M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Nerandzic
authors.forename: Curtis J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Donskey
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D058345:Asymptomatic Infections; D057138:Bacterial Shedding; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D003422:Critical Care; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009820:Ohio; D010356:Patient Isolation; D012112:Residential Facilities; D013997:Time Factors; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin