Contamination of the Hospital Environment From Potential Clostridium difficile Excretors Without Active Infection
Biswas JS., Patel A., Otter JA., van Kleef E., Goldenberg SD.
AbstractClostridium 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.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015;36(8): 975–977