Investigating in-hospital transmission of <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> from asymptomatic patients
Our results suggest that asymptomatic transmission in hospital settings may be much more common than previously thought, with asymptomatic individuals colonized with <i>C. difficile</i> providing a sizable source of transmission of the pathogen.
Authors
- David Bulir
- Dominik Mertz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4337-1613)
- Andrew G. McArthur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1142-3063)
- Sheridan J.C. Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2240-525X)
- Michael G. Surette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0086-4995)
- Jodi Gilchrist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2965-9007)
- Julia Maciejewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2838-081X)
- Divya Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3032-4040)
- Mark Loeb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2315-5390)
- Marek Smieja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1655-3761)
- Mary-Theresa Usuanlele
Institutions
- Population Health Research Institute (CA)
- Impact (CA)
- St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada
- Published
- 2025-07-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3138/jammi-2024-0041
- Primary Topic
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00