Prevalence and risk factors for colonization of Clostridium difficile among adults living near livestock farms in the Netherlands.
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Prevalence and risk factors for colonization of Clostridium difficile among adults living near livestock farms in the Netherlands.
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Epidemiol Infect 2017, 145(13):2745-9
Abstract
A cross-sectional study was performed among 2494 adults not living or working on a farm to assess prevalence of Clostridium difficile (CD) colonization and risk factors in a livestock dense area. CD prevalence was 1·2%. Twenty-one persons were colonized with a toxigenic strain and nine with a non-toxigenic strain. CD-positive persons did not live closer to livestock farms than individuals negative for CD. Antibiotic exposure in the preceding 3 months was a risk factor for CD colonization (odds ratio 3·70; 95% confidence interval 1·25-10·95).