Age structure of participants from nursing home (A) and general population (B).

<p>Participants colonized by toxigenic <i>C. difficile</i> are shown in dark blue.</p

Summary of Demographic and anamnestic information about the participants from nursing homes and the general population outside LTCF.

<p>*Total number of participants with available information.</p

Prevalence of <i>C. difficile</i> colonization and characteristics of the isolates obtained from 240 nursing home residents in Hesse, Germany.

<p>Prevalence of <i>C. difficile</i> colonization and characteristics of the isolates obtained from 240 nursing home residents in Hesse, Germany.</p

Characteristics of the nursing home residents in correlation with colonization by toxigenic <i>C. difficile</i>.

<p>The data were evaluated by comparing colonized to not colonized residents and calculating the point prevalence ratio.</p