Environmental studies were performed in a hospital outbreak of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea. Transmission was associated with the sluice room and the storage room where medical equipment was found to be contaminated with C.difficile. Typing of isolates by antibiotic-susceptibility patterns and profiles of EDTA-extracted proteins showed the presence of an "epidemic" strain common to the majority of patients and environmental sites. Control of the outbreak was achieved by improvement of environmental hygiene and use of disposable equipment.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00222615-26-2-125 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Global burden and trends of the infection-associated diseases from 1990 to 2021: an observational trend study.
Ann Med
December 2025
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, China.
Background: This study was aimed to explore the global burden and trends of Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI) associated diseases.
Methods: Data for this study were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The burden of CDI was assessed using the age-standardized rates of disability-adjusted life years (ASR-DALYs) and deaths (ASDRs).
Burying poultry carcasses on farms as a disposal option in crisis situations: learnings and perspectives from a field study during an avian influenza epizootic in France.
Poult Sci
January 2025
Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory, Epidemiology Health and Welfare Unit, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), BP53 22440 Ploufragan, France. Electronic address:
Appropriate disposal of dead farming animals is required to guarantee effective disease control while protecting the environment. In crisis situations, alternatives to rendering can be used, including on-farm burial. The objectives of this study were to: (i) describe the burial and monitoring protocols used on poultry farms in France in response to major avian influenza outbreaks; (ii) assess the effectiveness of the burial protocol, in terms of both technical and biosecurity aspects, and microbiological, physical and chemical changes of the buried materials and the environment over time; (iii) provide recommendations for future burial and follow-up protocols.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn Outbreak of Foodborne Botulism Caused by BoNT/A3 in Pickled Eggs - Weihai City, Shandong Province, China, July 2024.
China CDC Wkly
December 2024
Weihai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Weihai City, Shandong Province, China.
What Is Already Known About This Topic?: Foodborne botulism is caused by botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT). () is a strictly anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium, which is a key pathogen capable of producing BoNT. BoNTs can be classified into seven serotypes (A to G) based on their antigenic properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPilot study of infection (CDI) in hospitals, Italy, September to December 2022.
Euro Surveill
January 2025
The members of this group are listed under Acknowledgements.
Background infection (CDI) is a severe infection that needs to be monitored. This infection predominantly occurs in hospitalised patients after antimicrobial treatment, with high mortality in elderly patients.AimWe aimed at estimating the incidence of CDI in Italian hospitals over 4 months in 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence of enteropathogens and endoparasites in cats at an animal shelter in Ontario.
Can Vet J
January 2025
Department of Clinical Studies (Kritikos, Monteith, Bateman) and Department of Pathobiology (Weese), Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of fecal microorganisms and parasites in a population of sheltered cats, and to identify specific animal factors associated with infection.
Animals: A total of 79 sheltered cats and kittens in Guelph, Ontario.
Procedure: A fecal sample was collected from each animal upon shelter entry.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!