Prevalence and risk factors for colonization of Clostridium difficile among adults living near livestock farms in the Netherlands

Tizza P Zomer; Eugeline van Duijkeren; C C H Wielders; C. Veenman; P. Hengeveld; W. {van der Hoek}; S C de Greeff; L A M Smit; D J Heederik; C Joris Yzermans; E J Kuijper; Catharina B M Maassen

doi:10.1017/S0950268817001753

Prevalence and risk factors for colonization of Clostridium difficile among adults living near livestock farms in the Netherlands

Tizza P Zomer
, Eugeline van Duijkeren
, C C H Wielders
, C. Veenman
, P. Hengeveld
, W. {van der Hoek}
, S C de Greeff
, L A M Smit
, D J Heederik
, C Joris Yzermans
, E J Kuijper
, Catharina B M Maassen

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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).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2745-2749
Number of pages	5
Journal	Epidemiology and Infection
Volume	145
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268817001753
Publication status	Published - Oct 2017

Keywords

Clostridium difficile
environment
farms
livestock

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Zomer, T. P., van Duijkeren, E., Wielders, C. C. H., Veenman, C., Hengeveld, P., {van der Hoek}, W., de Greeff, S. C., Smit, L. A. M., Heederik, D. J., Yzermans, C. J., Kuijper, E. J., & Maassen, C. B. M. (2017). Prevalence and risk factors for colonization of Clostridium difficile among adults living near livestock farms in the Netherlands. Epidemiology and Infection, 145(13), 2745-2749. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268817001753

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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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