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. 2017 Oct 1;45(10):1157-1159.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.04.288.

Prevalence of Clostridium difficile infection in acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, and outpatient clinics: Is Clostridium difficile infection underdiagnosed in long-term care facility patients?

Amar Krishna  1 , Amina Pervaiz  2 , Paul Lephart  2 , Noor Tarabishy  2 , Swapna Varakantam  2 , Aditya Kotecha  2 , Reda A Awali  2 , Keith S Kaye  2 , Teena Chopra  2
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Prevalence of Clostridium difficile infection in acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, and outpatient clinics: Is Clostridium difficile infection underdiagnosed in long-term care facility patients?

Amar Krishna et al. Am J Infect Control. .

Abstract

Clostridium difficile infection is a common cause of diarrhea in long-term care facility (LTCF) patients. The high prevalence of C difficile infection in LTCFs noted in our study calls for a critical need to educate LTCF staff to send diarrheal stool for C difficile testing to identify more cases and prevent transmission.

Keywords: Antibiotic-associated diarrhea; Healthcare associated infection; Loop-mediated isothermal amplification.

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