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Outbreak of Clostridium difficile-related diarrhoea in an adult oncology unit: risk factors and microbiological characteristics.

The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Mar 2003

Blot E, Escande M-C, Besson D, Barbut F, Granpeix C, Asselain B, Falcou M-C, Pouillart P

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We describe the risk factors and microbiological findings of an outbreak of Clostridium difficile (CD)-related diarrhoea in the Medical Oncology Department of the Curie Institute. Screening for CD in stools was performed on 59 patients with diarrhoea and 146 patients without diarrhoea. Toxin secretion, serotyping (enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay) and genotyping (AP-polymerase chain reaction) were performed on...

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PMID: 12623319
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1356

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