Risk factors for recurrence in patients with Clostridium difficile infection due to 027 and non-027 ribotypes [PDF]
, 2018 Objectives: Our objective was to evaluate factors associated with recurrence in patients with 027+ and 027– Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Methods: Patients with CDI observed between January and December 2014 in six hospitals were consecutively ...
Aceti, A. +19 more
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Rethinking our understanding of the pathogenesis of necrotic enteritis in chickens [PDF]
, 2009 For decades, low doses of antibiotics have been used widely in animal production to promote growth. However, there is a trend to reduce this use of antibiotics in feedstuffs, and legislation is now in place in Europe to prohibit their use in this way. As
Van Immerseel, Filip +3 more
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Circulation of Highly Drug-Resistant Clostridium difficile Ribotypes 027 and 001 in Two Tertiary-Care Hospitals in Mexico [PDF]
, 2018 © 2018, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.OBJECTIVE: To assess drug susceptibility and characterize Clostridium difficile ribotypes in isolates from two tertiary-care hospitals in Mexico.
Adrian Martinez-Melendez, Adrian +10 more
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Clostridium perfringens spores in Polish honey samples
Journal of Veterinary Research, 2018 The aim of this study was examination of honey samples collected from apiaries situated in all Polish provinces for occurrence of Clostridium spp., especially C. perfringens.
Grenda Tomasz +7 more
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The Applications of Sensors and Biosensors in Investigating Drugs, Foods, and Nutraceuticals
Sensors, 2019 The present Special Issue is focused on developing and applying several sensors, biosensor devices, and actuators for the analysis of drugs, foods, and nutraceuticals. Some applications concern classical topics, such as clostridium determination in dairy
Luigi Campanella, Mauro Tomassetti
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Rethinking the role of alpha toxin in Clostridium perfringens-associated enteric diseases : a review on bovine necro-haemorrhagic enteritis [PDF]
, 2017 Bovine necro-haemorrhagic enteritis is an economically important disease caused by Clostridium perfringens type A strains. The disease mainly affects calves under intensive rearing conditions and is characterized by sudden death associated with small ...
Deprez, Piet +6 more
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Infections with Spore-forming Bacteria in Persons Who Inject Drugs, 2000–2009
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013 Since 2000 in the United Kingdom, infections caused by spore-forming bacteria have been associated with increasing illness and death among persons who inject drugs (PWID).
Norah E. Palmateer +8 more
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Infective Endocarditis by Clostridioides and Clostridium Species—A Narrative Review
Antibiotics, 2023 Bacteria of the genus Clostridium are anaerobic Gram-positive spore-forming bacilli that include more than 200 species. Some of them are known to cause invasive infections and diseases caused by the production of toxins.
Petros Ioannou +4 more
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Meeting update: faecal microbiota transplantation––bench, bedside, courtroom? [PDF]
, 2016 A group of stakeholders met, under the aegis of the British Society of Gastroenterology, to discuss the current landscape of faecal microbiota transplant- ation (FMT) within the UK and beyond.
Ding, N +4 more
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Identification and enumeration of Clostridium spp. In sufu [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 In this study, Clostridium spp. was counted in 49 Chinese commercial sufu samples, and 25 samples were detected Clostridium in all samples: the detection rate was 51.02%. About 93.87% of the samples contained Clostridium at low levels (log CFU/g＜3.0) and
Qiong Xu +6 more
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