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Mechanisms of Clostridioides difficile glucosyltransferase toxins and their roles in pathology: insights and emerging therapeutic strategies [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a significant cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis, manifesting as mild diarrhea, fulminant colitis, and even death.
Xin Wen, Xue Liu, Kai Wan, Hong Liu, Cheng Zhang, Xi Zhang, Qin Wen   +6 more
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Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of Clostridioides difficile in Germany, 2014–2019

International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2021
Clostridioides difficile is a Gram positive spore-forming rod and mainly responsible for nosocomial diarrhea in developed nations. Molecular and antimicrobial surveillance is important for monitoring the strain composition including genotypes of high ...
Ahmed Mohamed Mostafa Abdrabou, Zia Ul Habib Bajwa, Alexander Halfmann, Alexander Mellmann, Anna Nimmesgern, Lena Margardt, Markus Bischoff, Lutz von Müller, Barbara Gärtner, Fabian K. Berger   +9 more
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Antigen-Specific vs. Neutralizing Antibodies Against Conditioned Media of Patients With Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Prospective Exploratory Study

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
The immunological response against Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is crucial for an improved understanding of disease mechanisms and the development of novel therapeutic strategies.
Sophie Roth, Philipp Jung, James Boone, Alexander Mellmann, Alexander Mellmann, Anna Nimmesgern, Sören L. Becker, Fabian K. Berger, Fabian K. Berger, Lutz von Müller, Lutz von Müller   +10 more
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Clostridioides difficile infection: are the three currently used antibiotic treatment options equal from pharmacological and microbiological points of view?

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Recently, the recommendations for the treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) have been updated. However, in addition to the clinical efficacy data, the drug of choice should ideally represent optimal antimicrobial stewardship, with an ...
Marcela Krutova, Mark Wilcox, Ed Kuijper
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Variants at the MHC Region Associate With Susceptibility to Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Genome-Wide Association Study Using Comprehensive Electronic Health Records

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
BackgroundClostridioides difficile is a major cause of healthcare-associated and community-acquired diarrhea. Host genetic susceptibility to Clostridioides difficile infection has not been studied on a large-scale.MethodsA total of 1,160 Clostridioides ...
Jiang Li, Yanfei Zhang, Alexandria L. Jilg, Donna M. Wolk, Harshit S. Khara, Amy Kolinovsky, David D. K. Rolston, Raquel Hontecillas, Josep Bassaganya-Riera, Marc S. Williams, Vida Abedi, Ming Ta Michael Lee   +11 more
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Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of Clostridioides difficile detected in chicken, soil and human samples from Zimbabwe

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background: Clostridioides difficile is the major cause of infectious nosocomial diarrhoea in industrialized nations. Data on the occurrence of C. difficile in Africa, ribotype (RT) distribution, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and potential ...
Fabian K. Berger, Alexander Mellmann, Markus Bischoff, Lutz von Müller, Sören L. Becker, Clifford Simango, Barbara Gärtner   +6 more
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IL-27 induces LL-37/CRAMP expression from intestinal epithelial cells: implications for immunotherapy of Clostridioides difficile infection

Gut Microbes, 2021
Clostridioides difficile infection is currently the leading cause of nosocomial antibiotic-associated diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis worldwide. Cathelicidins, a major group of natural antimicrobial peptides, have antimicrobial and immunomodulatory
Banglao Xu, Xianan Wu, Yi Gong, Ju Cao
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Epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Portugal: A Retrospective, Observational Study of Hospitalized Patients

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2022
Introduction: Clostridioides difficile is the main cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea in Europe and North America. The aim of this study was to characterize the epidemiology and clinical burden of Clostridioides difficile infection among ...
Cláudia Nazareth, Inês Leitão, Ernestina Reis, Hugo Inácio, Filomena Martins, Elmano Ramalheira, Flávia Cunha, Carla Santos, Sara Lino, Hugo Moreira, Nadiya Kruptsala, Andrea Santos, Laura Paixão, Leonor Pássaro, Mónica Oleastro   +14 more
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Does Fecal Microbiota Transplant Have a Role in Treating Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection in Rural Hospitals?

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Clostridioides difficile infection possesses a significant economical burden, specifically in the inpatient and rural settings. Fecal Microbiota Transplant has been used for treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile but its utility is limited by ...
Krishna Vedala, Philip Sobash, Parth Shah, Gilbert-Roy Kamoga   +3 more
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Editorial for the Special Issue: Clostridium difficile

Microorganisms, 2021
Clostridium difficile (reclassified as Clostridioides difficile [...]
Łukasz M. Grześkowiak
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