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Published on: December 10, 2016
Airborne spores' dissemination of a swine associated Clostridioides difficile clone
Frederico Alves1, Manuela Cano2, Greice Brondani1
1Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health Dr Ricardo Jorge (INSA), Lisbon, Portugal.
Abstract:
This study supports the airborne dissemination of Clostridioides difficile spores. Of the sieve impaction samples collected at a swine production unit, 66.7% were positive and all belonged to the predominantly established clone. Spores' density varied according to the characteristics of the animal population, suggesting the possibility of airborne transmission.
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