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Toxigenic Clostridium difficile colonization in children
Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 10/30/09

Armin S et al. – The authors conclude that although the C. difficile colonization rate in the children is high (45.2%), the rate of toxigenic strains is low (4%). This may explain the low rate of C. difficile associated disease (CACD) in the population.

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Molecular Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile over the Course of 10 Years in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 10/16/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Clostridium difficile-related death rates in Texas 1999-2005
Journal of Infection, 10/06/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Bacteriophage-Mediated Toxin Gene Regulation in Clostridium difficile
Journal of Virology, 11/09/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Use of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification Codes and Medication Use Data to Identify Nosocomial Clostridium difficile Infection
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 10/14/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Comparison of a rapid molecular-based method, BD GeneOhmTM Cdiff Assay to the most frequently used laboratory tests for the detection of toxin-producing C. difficile in diarrheal feces
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 10/08/09 Relevance Score: 66%