| Literature DB >> 28805171 |
T P Zomer1, E VAN Duijkeren1, C C H Wielders1, C Veenman1, P Hengeveld1, W VAN DER Hoek1, S C DE Greeff1, L A M Smit2, D J Heederik2, C J Yzermans3, E J Kuijper4, C B M Maassen1.
Abstract
A cross-sectional study was performed among 2494 adults not living or working on a farm to assess prevalence of Clostridium difficile (CD) colonization and risk factors in a livestock dense area. CD prevalence was 1·2%. Twenty-one persons were colonized with a toxigenic strain and nine with a non-toxigenic strain. CD-positive persons did not live closer to livestock farms than individuals negative for CD. Antibiotic exposure in the preceding 3 months was a risk factor for CD colonization (odds ratio 3·70; 95% confidence interval 1·25-10·95).Entities:
Keywords: zzm321990 Clostridium difficilezzm321990 ; environment; farms; livestock
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28805171 PMCID: PMC9148738 DOI: 10.1017/S0950268817001753
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Epidemiol Infect ISSN: 0950-2688 Impact factor: 4.434