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A Protocol to Characterize the Morphological Changes of Clostridium difficile in Response to Antibiotic Treatment
Published on: May 25, 2017
Detection and Isolation of Clostridium difficile Asymptomatic Carriers During Clostridium difficile Infection
Bianka Paquet-Bolduc1, Philippe Gervais1,2, Jean-Francois Roussy1,2
1Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Quebec City, Quebec.
Abstract:
During 4 Clostridium difficile infection outbreaks, unit-wide screening of 114 patients led to detection and isolation of 15 (13%) C. difficile asymptomatic carriers. Carriage prevalence varied between outbreaks, from 0% to 29% (P = .004). Isolating carriers was not associated with significantly shorter outbreak durations, compared with historical controls.
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