Molecular Epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile Colonization in Families With Infants.
Christine MarlowJason A ClaytonNori MinichGregory GolonkaLynn MaruskinAnnette L JencsonJennifer M HailesHosoon ChoiPiyali ChatterjeeMunok HwangChetan JinadathaJennifer L CadnumCurtis J DonskeyPhilip ToltzisPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2024)
strain sharing was frequent in healthy families caring for an infant, increasing the likelihood that asymptomatically excreting babies and their families represent a reservoir of the organism in the community.