Bacteria co-colonizing with Clostridioides difficile in two asymptomatic patients

Abstract

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the leading cause of nosocomial diarrhea. Co-colonization of key bacterial taxa may prevent the transition from asymptomatic C. difficile colonization to CDI. However, little is known about the composition of key bacterial taxa in asymptomatic patients.

Keywords

• clostridium difficile infection
• asymptomatic patients
• co-colonization
• microbial diversity
• 16s rdna sequencing