Persistence of Skin Contamination and Environmental Shedding of<i>Clostridium difficile</i>during and after Treatment of C.<i>difficile</i>Infection

Abstract

Skin contamination and environmental shedding of C. difficile often persist at the time of resolution of diarrhea, and recurrent shedding is common 1-4 weeks after therapy. These results provide support for the recommendation that contact precautions be continued until hospital discharge if rates of CDI remain high despite implementation of standard infection-control measures.