Toxigenic C. difficile resides harmlessly in infants, poses risk to adults Date: December 3, 2013 Source: American Society for Microbiology Summary: ...

Infants and toddlers frequently carry toxigenic Clostridium difficile, usually with no harm to themselves, but can serve as a reservoir and spread the bacteria to adults in whom it can cause ...

Toxigenic C diff was detected in 1% of meconium samples and 19% of 2-month, 37% of 6-month, 40% of 12-month, and 8% of 24-month samples; ...

Among nearly 550 patients, 17 (3.1 percent) were colonized with toxigenic C. diff on admission and an additional three patients were found to be colonized during hospitalization.

Limnology and Oceanography Vol. 65, No. 12, December 2020 Physical drivers facilitating a toxigenic cyanobacterial bloom in a major Great Lakes tributary This is the metadata section. Skip to content ...

Only toxigenic isolates carrying the tox gene, confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing and whole-genome sequencing, were included in accordance with World Health Organization ...

Gauteng reported one confirmed respiratory diphtheria case and one asymptomatic contact who tested positive for toxigenic C. diphtheriae during week two of 2025 (week starting January 13, 2025).

The Alamance-Burlington School System in North Carolina will not open until Sept. 11, after toxigenic mold was found in 25 of its 37 schools.