Shoe soles had the highest positivity rates, with 45% of samples testing positive for the bacteria.
C. difficile is usually thought of as a hospital-associated infection. However, new research finds 26% of samples from both healthcare and non-healthcare sites tested positive for toxigenic C. difficile strains.
Shoe soles had the highest positivity rates, with 45% of samples testing positive for C. difficile.
Community stewardship efforts are needed to reduce the risk of C. difficile in communities.
Clostridium difficile or C. diff – a bacteria that causes inflammation of the colon and severe diarrhea – is widely prevalent in non-healthcare settings in the United States and …
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