Environmental Contamination of Pediatric Offices by Clostridioides difficile.

Authors

Ayden Magence, Tovah Magence, Jennifer L Cadnum, Jennifer M Hailes, Curtis J Donskey, Philip Toltzis

Published in

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. Sep 10, 2026. Epub Sep 10, 2026.

Abstract

We explored whether infant colonization by Clostridioides difficile potentially originates in the pediatrician's office. Three hundred surface cultures were obtained from 3 practices. C. difficile was detected in all 3. Twelve cultures (4.0%) yielded C. difficile; 7 were toxigenic. The organism was recovered from 7 of 60 (11.7%) examination rooms.

PMID:
42720265
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 10 Sep 2026.

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