Detection and Isolation of Clostridium difficile Asymptomatic Carriers During Clostridium difficile Infection Outbreaks: An Exploratory Study | Zendy

Bianka Paquet-Bolduc | Zendy; Philippe Gervais | Zendy; Jean-François Roussy | Zendy; Sylvie Trottier | Zendy; Matthew Oughton | Zendy; Ivan Brukner | Zendy; Jean Longtin | Zendy; Vivian G. Loo | Zendy; André Dascal | Zendy; Yves Longtin | Zendy

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Detection and Isolation of Clostridium difficile Asymptomatic Carriers During Clostridium difficile Infection Outbreaks: An Exploratory Study

Author(s) -

Bianka Paquet-Bolduc,

Philippe Gervais,

Jean-François Roussy,

Sylvie Trottier,

Matthew Oughton,

Ivan Brukner,

Jean Longtin,

Vivian G. Loo,

André Dascal,

Yves Longtin

Publication year - 2018

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/ciy425

Subject(s) - clostridium difficile , asymptomatic carrier , outbreak , medicine , carriage , isolation (microbiology) , microbiology and biotechnology , asymptomatic , clostridiaceae , clostridium , virology , bacteria , antibiotics , biology , pathology , genetics , toxin

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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