Longitudinal survey of Clostridium difficile presence and gut microbiota composition in a Belgian nursing home
peer reviewed ; ackground Increasing age, several co-morbidities, environmental contamination, antibiotic exposure and other intestinal perturbations appear to be the greatest risk factors for C. difficile infection (CDI). Therefore, elderly care home residents are considered particularly vulnerable to the infection. The main objective of this study was to evaluate and follow the prevalence of C. difficile in 23 elderly care home residents weekly during a 4-month period. A C. difficile microbiological detection scheme was performed along with an overall microbial biodiversity study of the faec... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journal article |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2016 |
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BioMed Central
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Schlagwörter: | C. difficile / Elderly care home residents / 16S rRNA gene analysis / Human health sciences / Gastroenterology & hepatology / Sciences de la santé humaine / Gastroentérologie & hépatologie |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28888753 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/202434 |