Role of Asymptomatic Carriers in Long-Term Care Facility Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile Transmission

Pages: 25 - 36
Published: Jan 1, 2020
Abstract
Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile remains the leading cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea, with ~30,000 deaths due to Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) annually in the United States. Patients in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), particularly, carry an increased susceptibility to acquiring CDI and carry up to a 51% rate of asymptomatic colonization. Knowing a patient’s carrier status at admission could benefit a LTCF, and in...
Paper Details
Title
Role of Asymptomatic Carriers in Long-Term Care Facility Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile Transmission
Published Date
Jan 1, 2020
Journal
Pages
25 - 36
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