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Clostridium difficile Exposures, Colonization, and the Microbiome: Implications for Prevention. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018 May;39(5):596-602

Date

03/20/2018

Pubmed ID

29553000

DOI

10.1017/ice.2018.36

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85044227070 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   9 Citations

Abstract

New studies have been published regarding the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile in topics such as asymptomatic C. difficile colonization, community-associated C. difficile infection, environmental contamination outside healthcare settings, animal colonization, and the interactions between C. difficile and the gut microbiome. In addition to summarizing these findings, this review offers a perspective on the potential impact of high-throughput sequencing and other potential techniques on the prevention of C. difficile.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:596-602.

Author List

Revolinski SL, Munoz-Price LS

Author

Sara L. Revolinski PharmD Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of Pharmacy Administration department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Shedding
Clostridium Infections
Community-Acquired Infections
Cross Infection
Gastrointestinal Microbiome
Humans
Risk Factors
Zoonoses