Asymptomatic colonization by Clostridium difficile in older adults admitted to a geriatric unit: a prospective cohort study

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Nov;59(11):2179-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03685.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Belgium / epidemiology
  • Clostridioides difficile / growth & development*
  • Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Cross Infection / diagnosis
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection / microbiology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / diagnosis
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / microbiology*
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / transmission
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hospitals*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Prospective Studies