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Cefoperazone-treated Mouse Model of Clinically-relevant Clostridium difficile Strain R20291
Published on: December 10, 2016
Outbreak of Clostridium difficile ribotype 027 in a residential home
1Department of Microbiology, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, UK.
Abstract:
This article reports a significant outbreak of Clostridium difficile ribotype 027 infection in a residential care home in the UK. Five of six affected residents died within one month of diagnosis. Investigation of the facility revealed problems with hand hygiene and environmental cleaning. Affected residents had received a mean of 2.7 antibiotic courses in the two months preceding diagnosis. It is important to recognize that C. difficile outbreaks can occur in residential homes. There is a need for health- and social-care systems to work closely together to assure the safety of people in their care.
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