- Contamination of the Hospital Environment From Potential Clostridium difficile Excretors Without Active Infection.
Contamination of the Hospital Environment From Potential Clostridium difficile Excretors Without Active Infection.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2015-04-11)
Jason S Biswas, Amita Patel, Jonathan A Otter, Esther van Kleef, Simon D Goldenberg
PMID25857829
ABSTRACT
Clostridium difficile was recovered from 33 (34%) of 98 rooms of patients who were excretors compared with 36 (49%) of 73 rooms of patients with active infection. Not all laboratory algorithms can distinguish between these 2 groups, yet both may be a significant source for ongoing transmission.
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Hydrogen peroxide solution, contains potassium stannate as inhibitor, 30-32 wt. % in water, semiconductor grade, 99.999% trace metals basis
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D-(−)-Fructose, ≥99% (HPLC), BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture