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June 10, 2011Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Clostridium difficileInfection in a Long-Term Care Facility: Hospital-Associated Illness Compared with Long-Term Care-Associated Illness

Jong Hun Kim Diana Toy Robert R. Muder

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Abstract

Forty percent of CDI cases were acquired within the long-term care facility, indicating a substantial degree of transmission. Optimal strategies to prevent CDI in the long-term care facility are needed.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8f29e17a1cc0598d18f05 https://doi.org/10.1086/660767

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