Environmental Contamination of Pediatric Offices by Clostridioides difficile
We explored whether infant colonization by Clostridioides difficile potentially originates in the pediatrician's office. Three hundred surface cultures were obtained from 3 practices. C. difficile was detected in all 3. Twelve cultures (4.0%) yielded C. difficile; 7 were toxigenic. The organism was recovered from 7 of 60 (11.7%) examination rooms.
Authors
- Jennifer M Hailes
- Jennifer L. Cadnum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7956-9587)
- Philip Toltzis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9450-4693)
- Tovah Magence
- Curtis J Donskey
- Ayden Magence
Institutions
- Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center (US)
- Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
- Published
- 2026-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piag093
- Primary Topic
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00