Faecal carriage of

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Faecal carriage of
المؤلفون: Anouk P, Meijs, Esther F, Gijsbers, Paul D, Hengeveld, Ed J, Kuijper, Cindy M, Dierikx, Sabine C, de Greeff, Engeline, van Duijkeren
المصدر: Epidemiology and infection. 150
سنة النشر: 2022
مصطلحات موضوعية: Enterotoxins, Cross-Sectional Studies, Bacterial Proteins, Clostridioides, Clostridioides difficile, Health Personnel, Bacterial Toxins, Animals, Humans, Netherlands
الوصف: Veterinary healthcare workers are in close contact with many different animals and might be at an increased risk of acquiring Clostridioides difficile. In this cross-sectional study, we assessed the prevalence and risk factors of C. difficile carriage in Dutch veterinary healthcare workers. Participants provided a faecal sample and filled out a questionnaire covering potential risk factors for C. difficile carriage. C. difficile culture positive isolates were polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ribotyped and the presence of toxin genes tcdA, tcdB and cdtA/cdtB was determined. Eleven of 482 [2.3%; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.3-4.0] veterinary healthcare workers were carriers of C. difficile. Three persons carried C. difficile ribotype 078 (0.6%; 95% CI 0.2-1.8). Risk factors for carriage were health/medication and hygiene related, including poor hand hygiene after patient (animal) contact, and did not include occupational contact with certain animal species. In conclusion, the prevalence of C. difficile carriage in veterinary healthcare workers was low and no indications were found that working in veterinary care is a risk for C. difficile carriage.
تدمد: 1469-4409
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=pmid________::71e0bd810d11eb8ed31ef25aabaf04ce
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35296372
Rights: OPEN
رقم الانضمام: edsair.pmid..........71e0bd810d11eb8ed31ef25aabaf04ce
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE