Asymptomatic carriers are a potential source for transmission of epidemic and nonepidemic Clostridium difficile strains among long-term care facility residents.

By M. Riggs, A. Sethi, Trina F. Zabarsky, E. Eckstein, R. Jump, C. Donskey. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2007

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• The Role Played by Contaminated Surfaces in the Transmission of Nosocomial Pathogens (2011, background): “However, environmental contamination may play an important role in transmission in long-term care facilities and other nonacute healthcare facilities.(28)'(32) There is considerable evidence that contaminated environmental surfaces are involved in the transmission of norovirus in the community,(86)"”
• Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). (2018, unknown): “These asymptomatic carriers admitted to a ward could represent an important source of healthcare-associated spread of infection [92, 267, 268].”