| [an outbreak of diarrheal disease caused by enterotoxigenic clostridium perfringens following exposure to a contaminated environment in a nursing home]. | we herein report an outbreak of non-food-borne diarrhea which occurred in a nursing home due to enterotoxigenic clostridium perfringens. the regional public health center in gifu, japan, recognized 7 patients with diarrhea in a nursing home, suspecting a food-borne illness. bacteriological and epidemiological studies indicated that enterotoxigenic c. perfringens was the causative agent. however, suspected foods, the kitchen and the cooks carried no enteropathogenic bacteria, indicating that this ... | 2004 | 15103891 |