Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile Colonization in Newborns: Results Using a Bacteriophage and Bacteriocin Typing System

We used a typing system based on bacteriophage and bacteriocin susceptibility to study the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile colonization of newborn infants. C. difficile was found in the stools of 30 (16.0%) of 187 infants who were screened. Increased length of stay in the nursery (P

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of infectious diseases 1988-08, Vol.158 (2), p.349-354
Hauptverfasser:	Bacon, Alfred E., Fekety, Robert, Schaberg, Dennis R., Faix, Roger G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacterial colonization Bacterial Proteins Bacterial Toxins - metabolism Bacterial typing techniques Bacteriocins Bacteriology Bacteriophage Typing Bacteriophages Biological and medical sciences Cesarean section Clostridium - classification Clostridium - isolation & purification Clostridium difficile Delivery, Obstetric Environmental Microbiology Epidemiology Feces - microbiology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Hand - microbiology Health Workforce Humans Infant, Newborn - microbiology Infants Length of stay Microbial colonization Microbiology Nurseries, Hospital Original Articles Toxins
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	We used a typing system based on bacteriophage and bacteriocin susceptibility to study the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile colonization of newborn infants. C. difficile was found in the stools of 30 (16.0%) of 187 infants who were screened. Increased length of stay in the nursery (P
ISSN:	0022-1899 1537-6613
DOI:	10.1093/infdis/158.2.349