Faecal carriage of Clostridioides difficile is low among veterinary healthcare workers in the Netherlands
Abstract Veterinary healthcare workers are in close contact with many different animals and might be at an increased risk of acquiring Clostridioides difficile. In this cross-sectional study, we assessed the prevalence and risk factors of C. difficile carriage in Dutch veterinary healthcare workers. Participants provided a faecal sample and filled out a questionnaire covering potential risk factors for C. difficile carriage. C. difficile culture positive isolates were polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ribotyped and the presence of toxin genes tcdA , tcdB and cdtA/cdtB was determined. Eleven of 4... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Epidemiology and Infection ; volume 150 ; ISSN 0950-2688 1469-4409 |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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Schlagwörter: | Infectious Diseases / Epidemiology |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26850091 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268822000383 |