An Outbreak of Clostridium difficile Ribotype 027 Associated with Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit and Use of Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract: A Case Control Study

Yvette H. van Beurden; Olaf M. Dekkers; Marije K. Bomers; Annie M. Kaiser; Robin van Houdt; Cornelis W. Knetsch; Armand R. J. Girbes; Chris J. J. Mulder; Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0160778

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An Outbreak of Clostridium difficile Ribotype 027 Associated with Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit and Use of Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract: A Case Control Study

Yvette H. van Beurden ,

* E-mail: y.vanbeurden@vumc.nl

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, VU University medical center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University medical center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Olaf M. Dekkers,

Affiliations Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Marije K. Bomers,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, VU University medical center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Annie M. Kaiser,

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, VU University medical center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Robin van Houdt,

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, VU University medical center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Cornelis W. Knetsch,

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Armand R. J. Girbes,

Affiliation Department of Intensive Care, VU University medical center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Chris J. J. Mulder,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University medical center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, VU University medical center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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An Outbreak of Clostridium difficile Ribotype 027 Associated with Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit and Use of Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract: A Case Control Study

Yvette H. van Beurden,
Olaf M. Dekkers,
Marije K. Bomers,
Annie M. Kaiser,
Robin van Houdt,
Cornelis W. Knetsch,
Armand R. J. Girbes,
Chris J. J. Mulder,
Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls

Published: August 17, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160778

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