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Risk of Clostridium difficile Infection in Hematology-Oncology Patients Colonized With Toxigenic C. difficile

  • Cara M. Cannon
  • , Jackson S. Musuuza
  • , Anna K. Barker
  • , Megan Duster
  • , Mark B. Juckett
  • , Aurora E. Pop-Vicas
  • , Nasia Safdar

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Abstract

The prevalence of colonization with toxigenic Clostridium difficile among patients with hematological malignancies and/or bone marrow transplant at admission to a 566-bed academic medical care center was 9.3%, and 13.3% of colonized patients developed symptomatic disease during hospitalization. This population may benefit from targeted C. difficile infection control interventions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)718-720
Number of pages3
JournalInfection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume38
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 2017
Externally publishedYes

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