Clostridium difficile carriage in adult cystic fibrosis (CF); implications for patients with CF and the potential for transmission of nosocomial infection.

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Clostridium difficile carriage in adult cystic fibrosis (CF); implications for patients with CF and the potential for transmission of nosocomial infection.

Resource Type

CF Research News

Authors

DG Burke

MJ Harrison

C Fleming

M McCarthy

C Shortt

I Sulaiman

DM Murphy

JA Eustace

F Shanahan

C Hill

C Stanton

MC Rea

RP Ross

BJ Plant

References

J Cyst Fibros. [1] 2017 Mar;16(2):291-298.

Document

CF Research News Article [2]

Link

Scientific Abstract [3]

Keywords

Clostridium difficile [4]

Nosocomial infection [5]

Transmission [6]

Date

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Featured resource article

Yes

Source URL:https://www.ecfs.eu/resource-article/cf-research-news/clostridium-difficile-carriage-adult-cystic-fibrosis-cf

Links
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Clostridium+difficile+carriage+in+adult+cystic+fibrosis+(CF)%3B+implications+for+patients+with+CF+and+the+potential+for+transmission+of+nosocomial+infection.# [2] https://www.ecfs.eu/sites/default/files/cf-research-article-files/JCF-D-16-00133R1_FINAL_Plant_26102016.pdf [3] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Clostridium%20difficile%20carriage%20in%20adult%20cystic%20fibrosis%20%28CF%29%3B%20implications%20for%20patients%20with%20CF%20and%20the%20potential%20for%20transmission%20of%20nosocomial%20infection. [4] https://www.ecfs.eu/research-article-keywords/clostridium-difficile [5] https://www.ecfs.eu/research-article-keywords/nosocomial-infection [6] https://www.ecfs.eu/research-article-keywords/transmission