Clostridium difficile ribotype 027 is most prevalent among inpatients admitted from long-term care facilities

Summary Intestinal inflammation was evaluated using faecal lactoferrin and ribotype in 196 hospitalized adults with Clostridium difficile infection to determine the impact of ribotype 027 in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). LTCF residents ( n  = 28) had greater antibiotic use ( P  = 0.049) and mor...

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Published in:The Journal of hospital infection 2014-12, Vol.88 (4), p.218-221
Main Authors: Archbald-Pannone, L.R, Boone, J.H, Carman, R.J, Lyerly, D.M, Guerrant, R.L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen
Biological and medical sciences
Clostridium difficile
Clostridium difficile - classification
Clostridium difficile - isolation & purification
Clostridium difficile infection
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - microbiology
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - epidemiology
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - microbiology
Feces - microbiology
Fluoroquinolones - pharmacology
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
General aspects
Human bacterial diseases
Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models
Humans
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Inpatients
Long-Term Care
Long-term care residents
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nosocomial diarrhoea
Other diseases. Semiology
Ribotyping
Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus
Strain BI/NAP1/027
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Summary:Summary Intestinal inflammation was evaluated using faecal lactoferrin and ribotype in 196 hospitalized adults with Clostridium difficile infection to determine the impact of ribotype 027 in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). LTCF residents ( n  = 28) had greater antibiotic use ( P  = 0.049) and more ribotype 027 infection [odds ratio (OR): 4.87; 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.02–11.74; P  
ISSN:0195-6701
1532-2939
DOI:10.1016/j.jhin.2014.06.016