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- Title
Investigation of Clostridium difficile in elderly people: A preliminary study in Iran.
- Authors
Ghasemi, Ahmad; Mohabati Mobarez, Ashraf; Mostafavi, Ehsan
- Abstract
Elderly people are at increased risk for infections such as with Clostridium difficile. This can colonize their gut and cause various gastro-intestinal manifestations. Our survey investigated its prevalence in a nursing home in Iran. Faecal samples were collected and tested by polymerase chain reaction for identification of A, B and binary toxin genes. From 289 samples, 42(14.5%) isolates were found. Toxin genes were positive in 19 isolates (17 AþBþ and 2 isolates ABþ). The elderly are especially at risk and great attention should be paid to contamination within their nursing homes. This is not an isolated regional problem.
- Subjects
IRAN; OLDER people; CLOSTRIDIOIDES difficile; CLOSTRIDIUM diseases; POLYMERASE chain reaction; NURSING care facilities
- Publication
Tropical Doctor, 2021, Vol 51, Issue 3, p319
- ISSN
0049-4755
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0049475521999221