Clostridium difficile Carriage in Healthy Infants in the Community: A Potential Reservoir for Pathogenic Strains | Zendy

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Clostridium difficile Carriage in Healthy Infants in the Community: A Potential Reservoir for Pathogenic Strains

Author(s) -

Clotilde Rousseau,

I. Poîlane,

Loïc de Pontual,

A.-C. Maherault,

Alban Le Monnier,

Anne Collig

Publication year - 2012

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 - 10.1093/cid/cis637

Subject(s) - colonization , clostridium difficile , carriage , medicine , asymptomatic carrier , asymptomatic , ribotyping , microbiology and biotechnology , genotype , pathogen , pediatrics , biology , immunology , antibiotics , gene , pathology , biochemistry

Clostridium difficile has long been considered to be a nosocomial pathogen but has emerged in the community in recent years. During infancy, asymptomatic C. difficile colonization is common. However, knowledge of colonization determinants and strain characteristics is limited. We studied the dynamics of C. difficile colonization in healthy infants from the community. Determinants of colonization and strain genotypes were also determined in a cohort of infants attending day nurseries.

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