High prevalence of Clostridium difficile in soil, mulch and lawn samples from the grounds of Western Australian hospitals.

This study adds to existing knowledge of potential sources of C. difficile in Western Australia. More research is required to determine the route of transmission of C. difficile from community sources into the hospital. PMID: 31260739 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31260739?dopt=Abstract

Source: Anaerobe - June 27, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sicilia P, Papanin P, Thomas V R Tags: Anaerobe Source Type: research