Carriage and colonization of C. difficile in preterm neonates: A longitudinal prospective study.

Laurent FerrarisJeanne CouturierCatherine EckertJohanne DelannoyFrédéric BarbutMarie-José ButelJulio Aires

Published in: PloS one (2019)

The dynamics of C. difficile colonization in PN followed a specific pattern. C. difficile colonization rapidly occurred after birth with a low diversity of non-toxigenic RTs. After hospitalization, non-toxigenic RTs diversity increased. Sporadic carriage of toxigenic strains was observed after hospitalization.

Keyphrases

clostridium difficile
low birth weight
gestational age
escherichia coli
preterm birth
late onset
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis