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Journal of Pediatric Surgical Nursing, 2022
Abstract The purpose of this article is to present an exemplar related to diagnostic testing whereby reasoned decisions can assist the pediatric surgical clinician in the expeditious screening, diagnosis, and management of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). In 2017, the Emerging Infections Program for CDI reported that the incidence of
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Abstract The purpose of this article is to present an exemplar related to diagnostic testing whereby reasoned decisions can assist the pediatric surgical clinician in the expeditious screening, diagnosis, and management of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). In 2017, the Emerging Infections Program for CDI reported that the incidence of
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Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile
Medicine, 2021This chapter evaluates Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile, a gram-positive anaerobic spore-forming bacillus found in colon flora. When C. difficile is induced to produce exotoxins (A/B) symptomatic disease (i.e., diarrhea/colitis) follows. The clinical spectrum of infection ranges from watery toxigenic diarrhea to invasive transmural colitis.
Cheston B. Cunha, Burke A. Cunha
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Clostridioides difficile Colitis
Surgical Clinics of North AmericaClostridioides difficile colitis is an important source of hospital-acquired diarrhea associated with antibiotic use. Symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea, typically following a course of antibiotics; however, some cases of fulminant disease may manifest with shock, ileus, or megacolon. Nonfulminant colitis is treated with oral fidaxomicin. C difficile
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Clostridioides difficile colitis
2020A 32-year-old woman presents with 3 days of crampy abdominal pain associated with frequent loose stools. She states that the diarrhea is now bloody and is occurring almost every hour. She was in good health until 2 weeks ago when she was diagnosed with pyelonephritis, treated with a 10-day course of ciprofloxacin.
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Enterococci enhance Clostridioides difficile pathogenesis
Nature, 2022Enteric pathogens are exposed to a dynamic polymicrobial environment in the gastrointestinal tract1. This microbial community has been shown to be important during infection, but there are few examples illustrating how microbial interactions can influence the virulence of invading pathogens2.
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Clostridioides difficile Biofilm
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), previously Clostridium difficile infection, is a symptomatic infection of the large intestine caused by the spore-forming anaerobic, gram-positive bacterium Clostridioides difficile. CDI is an important healthcare-associated disease worldwide, characterized by high levels of recurrence, morbidity, and mortality.Claudia, Vuotto +3 more
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Clostridioides difficile Sporulation
Some members of the Firmicutes phylum, including many members of the human gut microbiota, are able to differentiate a dormant and highly resistant cell type, the endospore (hereinafter spore for simplicity). Spore-formers can colonize virtually any habitat and, because of their resistance to a wide variety of physical and chemical insults, spores can ...Mónica, Serrano +2 more
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[Clostridioides difficile infections].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, 2023Here, we describe the epidemiology, diagnostics, and treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in the primary health care setting. CDI is traditionally considered as a healthcare associated infection. However, infections with onset in the community represent a large proportion of CDI.
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