Asymptomatic Clostridium difficile colonisation and onward transmission.
<h4>Introduction</h4>Combined genotyping/whole genome sequencing and epidemiological data suggest that in endemic settings only a minority of Clostridium difficile infection, CDI, is acquired from other cases. Asymptomatic patients are a potential source for many unexplained cases.<h4...
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| Main Authors: | David W Eyre, David Griffiths, Alison Vaughan, Tanya Golubchik, Milind Acharya, Lily O'Connor, Derrick W Crook, A Sarah Walker, Tim E A Peto |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078445 |
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