title: Contamination of the Hospital Environment From Potential Clostridium difficile Excretors Without Active Infection.
abstract: Clostridium difficile was recovered from 33 (34%) of 98 rooms of patients who were excretors compared with 36 (49%) of 73 rooms of patients with active infection. Not all laboratory algorithms can distinguish between these 2 groups, yet both may be a significant source for ongoing transmission.
authors: 1Centre for Clinical Infection and Diagnostics Research,King's College,London and Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust,United Kingdom.
authors: Jason S
authors: JS
authors: Biswas
authors: 1Centre for Clinical Infection and Diagnostics Research,King's College,London and Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust,United Kingdom.
authors: Amita
authors: A
authors: Patel
authors: 1Centre for Clinical Infection and Diagnostics Research,King's College,London and Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust,United Kingdom.
authors: Jonathan A
authors: JA
authors: Otter
authors: 2London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,United Kingdom.
authors: Esther
authors: E
authors: van Kleef
authors: 1Centre for Clinical Infection and Diagnostics Research,King's College,London and Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust,United Kingdom.
authors: Simon D
authors: SD
authors: Goldenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology*; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000382:microbiology*; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000235:genetics; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D050456:Fomites / Q000382:microbiology*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; C041348:tcdA protein, Clostridium difficile; C031815:toxB protein, Clostridium difficile