Investigation of Clostridium difficile in elderly people: A preliminary study in Iran-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Investigation of Clostridium difficile in elderly people: A preliminary study in Iran

Published:2021-04-13 Issue:3 Volume:51 Page:319-322
ISSN:0049-4755
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Author:

Ghasemi Ahmad¹^ORCID,Mohabati Mobarez Ashraf²,Mostafavi Ehsan³

Affiliation:

1. PhD student of Bacteriology, Department of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

2. Professor, Department of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

3. Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatics, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Elderly people are at increased risk for infections such as with Clostridium difficile. This can colonize their gut and cause various gastro-intestinal manifestations. Our survey investigated its prevalence in a nursing home in Iran. Faecal samples were collected and tested by polymerase chain reaction for identification of A, B and binary toxin genes. From 289 samples, 42(14.5%) isolates were found. Toxin genes were positive in 19 isolates (17 AþBþ and 2 isolates ABþ). The elderly are especially at risk and great attention should be paid to contamination within their nursing homes. This is not an isolated regional problem.

Funder

Tarbiat Modarres University

Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0049475521999221

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