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Recommendations for the management of Clostridioides difficile infection in adults and comparison with updated ACG, ESCMID and IDSA/SHEA guidelines

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review
Clostridioides 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, Jarosław Drobnik, Mária Belovičová, Štefánia Moricová, Piotr Pobrotyn   +4 more
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Epidemiological characteristics of infections caused by bacteria Clostridioides difficile toxins [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo
Introduction/Objective. Clostridioides difficile is one of the most common infectious agents and an important cause of infections among hospitalized patients, often resulting in severe and potentially fatal outcomes.
Koprivica Marko, Đekić-Malbaša Jelena
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Clostridioides difficile exploits toxin-mediated inflammation to alter the host nutritional landscape and exclude competitors from the gut microbiota

Nature Communications, 2021
The effects of antibiotics on the gut microbiota can lead to enhanced colonization of Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) and toxin-mediated pathogenesis.
Joshua R. Fletcher, Colleen M. Pike, Ruth J. Parsons, Alissa J. Rivera, Matthew H. Foley, Michael R. McLaren, Stephanie A. Montgomery, Casey M. Theriot   +7 more
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Imaging of Abdominal Complications in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the most common paediatric malignancy and remains one of the most common causes of cancer‐related death in children and adolescents. Five‐year overall survival rates now exceed 90% with current multidrug chemotherapeutic regimens. This improvement, coupled with the toxicity of chemotherapy, has led to the
Luke R. Holmes, Rishi S. Kotecha, Derek J. Roebuck   +2 more
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The analysis of the epidemic status and risk factors associated with different genotypes Clostridioides difficile mixed infection

BMC Microbiology
Background Clostridioides difficile is the main pathogen of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and pseudomembranous enteritis. Mixed Clostridioides difficile infection are simultaneous infection of the same host with strains of different genotypes. In recent
Yulian Zhang, Jing Yang, Honglian Wei, Jie Wang, Pu Qin, Qianqing Li, Cuixin Qiang, Jianhong Zhao   +7 more
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Mortality Attributable to Clostridioides difficile Infection: The Rising Burden of Disease in European Countries

Medicina
Background and Objectives: Clostridioides difficile infection is a major public health issue, being among the main causes of mortality due to healthcare-associated diarrhea.
Irena Ilic, Ivana Zivanovic Macuzic, Milena Ilic   +2 more
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Extraintestinal Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI): A Recurrent Battle with Resilient Abdominal Wall Abscess

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2023
Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile infection is a common and costly healthcare-associated infection. Extraintestinal C. difficile infection is rarely encountered, especially in isolation.
Justine Chinnappan, Murtaza Hussain, Dominic Awuah, Ekwevugbe Ogbon, Ghassan Bachuwa, Philip McDonald   +5 more
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A novel kirkovirus may be associated with equine gastrointestinal disease

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Many cases of equine enterocolitis are suspected to be infectious in nature, but no pathogen is identified in many cases. Objectives Perform next‐generation sequencing on faeces collected from cases of equine enterocolitis for the presence of novel viruses and determine if an identified novel virus is associated with cases of equine
Lillian M. B. Haywood, Ava Clark, Ben Hause, Breanna Sheahan   +3 more
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The cytotoxic synergy between Clostridioides difficile toxin B and proinflammatory cytokines: an unholy alliance favoring the onset of Clostridioides difficile infection and relapses

MicrobiologyOpen, 2020
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) represents an important health problem worldwide, with significant morbidity and mortality. This infection has also high recurrence rates, whose pathophysiological grounds are still poorly understood. Based on our
Gabrio Bassotti, Andrea Marchegiani, Pierfrancesco Marconi, Katia Fettucciari   +3 more
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Genomic characterization of nine Clostridioides difficile strains isolated from Korean patients with Clostridioides difficile infection

Gut Pathogens, 2021
Background Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is an infectious nosocomial disease caused by Clostridioides difficile, an opportunistic pathogen that occurs in the intestine after extensive antibiotic regimens. Results Nine C.
Seung Woo Ahn, Se Hee Lee, Uh Jin Kim, Hee-Chang Jang, Hak-Jong Choi, Hyon E. Choy, Seung Ji Kang, Seong Woon Roh   +7 more
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