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Extraintestinal Clostridioides difficile infection
IDCases, 2020 Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile is the major cause of healthcare antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. However, extra-intestinal manifestations of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection (CDI) (including bacteremia and tissue infection) are ...
Zhao Hai +6 more
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A Review of Therapies for Clostridioides difficile Infection
AntibioticsClostridioides difficile is an urgent public health threat that affects approximately half a million patients annually in the United States. Despite concerted efforts aimed at the prevention of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), it remains a ...
Faiza Morado, Neha Nanda
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Clostridioides difficile Infection [PDF]
RGUHS Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 In the past decade Clostrdioides difficile has become a leading enteric pathogen causing antibiotic-associated diarrohoea and colitis. The manifestations range from diarrhoea to life-threatening damage to the large intestine. It is noted as a nosocomial and community acquired infection in most of the countries including India.
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Cutting edges in Clostridioides difficile infections
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2021 Clostridioides difficile is the most common cause of hospital-acquired diarrhoea and one of the most important causes of hospital-acquired infections.
Ana Durovic, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter
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Family Medicine & Primary Care ReviewClostridioides difficile infection is the most common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. IDSA/SHEA, ESCMID and ACG updated the clinical practice guidelines for CDI in 2021. This paper is an attempt to summarize these guidelines.
Mateusz Piotr Baran +4 more
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Does Fecal Microbiota Transplant Have a Role in Treating Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection in Rural Hospitals? [PDF]
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 +3 more
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Opportunities for Nanomedicine in Clostridioides difficile Infection [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2021 Clostridioides difficile, a spore-forming bacterium, is a nosocomial infectious pathogen which can be found in animals as well. Although various antibiotics and disinfectants were developed, C. difficile infection (CDI) remains a serious health problem. C.
Pei-Wen Wang +3 more
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Hospital Infection Control: Clostridioides difficile
Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2020 Abstract Clostridioides difficile remains a leading cause of healthcare-associated infection. Efforts at C. difficile prevention have been hampered by an increasingly complex understanding of transmission patterns and a high degree of heterogeneity among existing studies. Effective prevention of C.
Turner, Nicholas A, Anderson, Deverick J
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Changes in the Epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile Infection [PDF]
Infectious Disease Clinics of North AmericaThis article describes the epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) by outlining common approaches to CDI surveillance, including the application of a case definition and risk adjustment, and summarizing recent global trends in the incidence or prevalence of CDI.
Guh, Alice Y., McDonald, L. Clifford
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Microbiome Therapeutics for Clostridioides difficile Infection [PDF]
Infectious Disease Clinics of North AmericaMicrobiota-based therapies are used increasingly for the treatment and prevention of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), particularly in cases of recurrent CDI (rCDI). This review discusses the different types of microbiota-based therapies, including fecal microbiota transplant, fecal microbiota products, and live biotherapeutic products.
Lucky, Christine W. +4 more
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