High intestinal carriage of Clostridium perfringens in healthy individuals and ICU patients in Hangzhou, China

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ABSTRACT Clostridium perfringens has emerged as a growing public health concern due to its ability to cause various infections and its increasing resistance to antibiotics. To assess its current epidemiology in clinical settings, we conducted a survey involving 426 healthy individuals and 273 ICU inpatients at a provincial hospital in China. Our findings revealed a high prevalence of C. perfringens in healthy...

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