Clostridium difficile Skin Contamination in Patients with C. difficile-Associated Disease | Zendy

Greg S. Bobulsky | Zendy; Wafa N. AlNassir | Zendy; Michelle M. Riggs | Zendy; Adhish Kumar Sethi | Zendy; Curtis J. Donskey | Zendy

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Clostridium difficile Skin Contamination in Patients with C. difficile-Associated Disease

Author(s) -

Greg S. Bobulsky,

Wafa N. AlNassir,

Michelle M. Riggs,

Adhish Kumar Sethi,

Curtis J. Donskey

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/525267

Subject(s) - medicine , clostridium difficile , groin , abdomen , diarrhea , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology

In a prospective study of 27 patients with Clostridium difficile-associated disease, we found that C. difficile frequently contaminated multiple skin sites, including groin, chest, abdomen, forearms, and hands, and was easily acquired on investigators' hands. Skin contamination often persisted on patients' chest and abdomen after resolution of diarrhea.

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