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Asymptomatic carriage may fuel C difficile spread

Modeling in oncology units attributed 92% of transmission-related colonization to patients without symptomatic infection.

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  • Andrea Surnit

  • October 8, 2026

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Asymptomatic carriage may fuel C difficile spread

  • by Andrea Surnit

  • October 8, 2026

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