AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 15-19, February 2009

What is on that keyboard? Detecting hidden environmental reservoirs of Clostridium difficile during an outbreak associated with North American pulsed-field gel electrophoresis type 1 strains

  • Donald M. Dumford III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
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  • Michelle M. Nerandzic, BS

      Affiliations

    • Research Service, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
    • ,
  • Brittany C. Eckstein, BS

      Affiliations

    • Research Service, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
    • ,
  • Curtis J. Donskey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Research Service, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
    • Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Curtis J. Donskey, MD, Research Service, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10701 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106.

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 Conflicts of interest: All authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0196-6553(08)00750-5

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2008.07.009

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 15-19, February 2009

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