Primary care clinics can be a source of exposure to virulent Clostridium (now Clostridioides) difficile: An environmental screening study of hospitals and clinics in Dallas-Fort Worth region

• Jerry W. Simecka ,

  Roles Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: jerry.simecka@unthsc.edu

  Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and UNT Preclinical Services, University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8262-3823

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• Kimberly G. Fulda,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America, The North Texas Primary Care Practice-Based Research Network (NorTex), University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America

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• Mark Pulse,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and UNT Preclinical Services, University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America

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• Joon-hak Lee,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America

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• John Vitucci,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and UNT Preclinical Services, University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America

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• Phung Nguyen,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and UNT Preclinical Services, University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America

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• Patricia Taylor,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Education and Research Foundation, Irving, TX, United States of America

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• Frank Filipetto,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America, The North Texas Primary Care Practice-Based Research Network (NorTex), University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America

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• Anna M. Espinoza,

  Roles Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America, The North Texas Primary Care Practice-Based Research Network (NorTex), University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America

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• Sushma Sharma

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Education and Research Foundation, Irving, TX, United States of America

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