Carriage of Clostridioides difficile in healthy infants in the community of Handan, China: A 1-year follow-up study

摘要

Objective: Clostridioides difficile may colonize healthy infants and young children asymptomatically and for the long-term. C. difficile genotypes and the rate and determinants of colonization differ substantially and vary among countries and regions. A 1-year follow-up study was performed to determine the incidence, kinetics and influencing factors of C. difficile intestinal colonization.