Contamination of the Hospital Environment From Potential Clostridium difficile Excretors Without Active Infection

Abstract

AbstractClostridium 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.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015;36(8): 975–977