Asymptomatic Clostridium difficile colonisation and onward transmission.

Asymptomatic Clostridium difficile colonisation and onward transmission.

INTRODUCTION:Combined genotyping/whole genome sequencing and epidemiological data suggest that in endemic settings only a minority of Clostridium difficile infection, CDI, is acquired from other cases. Asymptomatic patients are a potential source for many unexplained cases. METHODS:We prospectively...

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Main Authors: David W Eyre, David Griffiths, Alison Vaughan, Tanya Golubchik, Milind Acharya, Lily O'Connor, Derrick W Crook, A Sarah Walker, Tim E A Peto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3827041?pdf=render

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