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Porcine Colostrum Protects the IPEC-J2 Cells and Piglet Colon Epithelium against Clostridioides (syn. Clostridium) difficile Toxin-Induced Effects [PDF]

, 2020
Clostridioides difficile toxins are one of the main causative agents for the clinical symptoms observed during C. difficile infection in piglets. Porcine milk has been shown to strengthen the epithelial barrier function in the piglet’s intestine and may ...
Grześkowiak, Łukasz, Hauser, Anja E., Kröger, Susan, Martínez-Vallespín, Beatriz, Niesner, Raluca, Pieper, Robert, Vahjen, Wilfried, Zentek, Jürgen   +7 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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Epidemiologia da Infeção por Clostridioides Difficile em Portugal: um Estudo Retrospetivo, Observacional em Doentes Hospitalizados [PDF]

, 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 ...
Cunha, F, Inácio, H, Kruptsala, N, Leitão, I, Lino, S, Martins, F, Moreira, H, Nazareth, C, Oleastro, M, Paixão, L, Pássaro, L, Ramalheira, E, Reis, E, Santos, A, Santos, C   +14 more
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Environmental contamination with clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile in Vietnam [PDF]

, 2023
AIMS: To investigate the prevalence, molecular type, and antimicrobial susceptibility of Clostridioides difficile in the environment in Vietnam, where little is known about C. difficile.
Bui, Huong T. T., Bui, Nguyen T., Collins, Deirdre A., Khun, Peng A., Phi, Long D., Riley, Thomas V., Trinh, Luong D., Vu, Quyen T. H.   +7 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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Clostridioides difficile peptidoglycan modifications

Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2022
The cortex and peptidoglycan of Clostridioides difficile have been poorly investigated. This last decade, the interest increased because these two structures are highly modified and these modifications may be involved in antimicrobial resistance. For example, C.
Coullon, Héloïse, Candela, Thomas
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Clostridioides difficile Infection [PDF]

Annals of Internal Medicine, 2018
Clostridioides difficile (formerly Clostridium difficile) infection is the most frequently identified health care-associated infection in the United States. C difficile has also emerged as a cause of community-associated diarrhea, resulting in increased incidence of community-associated infection.
Alice Guh, Preeta K. Kutty
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Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile

Medicine, 2021
Abstract Clostridioides difficile (formerly Clostridium) causes a potentially life-threatening diarrhoea, which is acquired predominantly in hospitals. The incidence of infections caused by this organism has increased markedly over the past 20 years, although the incidence has fallen in the UK since a peak about 10 years ago.
Tim Planche, Martina Cusinato
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Incidence and Outcomes Associated With Clostridium difficile Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2020
Importance: An understanding of the incidence and outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in the United States can inform investments in prevention and treatment interventions.
Balkenende, Erin, Blevins, Amy E., Chiang, Hsiu-Yin, Chorazy, Margaret L., Diekema, Daniel J., Herwaldt, Loreen A., Khader, Karim, Kuxhausen, Michelle F., Marra, Alexandre R., McDanel, Jennifer S., Nair, Rajeshwari, Nelson, Richard E., Perencevich, Eli N., Samore, Matthew, Schweizer, Marin L., Ward, Melissa A.   +15 more
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Clostridioides difficile, a New “Superbug”

Microorganisms, 2023
Clostridioides difficile is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, anaerobic bacterium. The clinical features of C. difficile infections (CDIs) can vary, ranging from the asymptomatic carriage and mild self-limiting diarrhoea to severe and sometimes fatal pseudomembranous colitis. C.
Rumyana Markovska, Georgi Dimitrov, Raina Gergova, Lyudmila Boyanova   +3 more
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