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Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea in Hospitalized Adult Patients [PDF]

open access: yesThe Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy, 2018
Background: Antibiotic associated diarrhea (AAD) occurs from the first initiation until 2 months of the end of antibiotic treatment. The aims of this study were to know the incidence of AAD, Clostridium difficile infection and other gastrointestinal ...
Marcellus Simadibrata   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Clostridium difficile infection. [PDF]

open access: yesNature Reviews Disease Primers, 2016
Infection of the colon with the Gram-positive bacterium Clostridium difficile is potentially life threatening, especially in elderly people and in patients who have dysbiosis of the gut microbiota following antimicrobial drug exposure. C.
A Antunes   +255 more
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Asymptomatic and yet C. difficile-toxin positive? Prevalence and risk factors of carriers of toxigenic Clostridium difficile among geriatric in-patients [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2016
Background Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) are the most frequent cause of diarrhoea in hospitals. Geriatric patients are more often affected by the condition, by a relapse and complications.
Klaus Nissle   +2 more
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Clostridium Difficile

open access: yesNepalese Medical Journal, 2018
Clostridium difficile ; a group of spore forming, toxin forming, gram positive anerobel is implicated in hospital associated diarrhea and is the causative agent of infectious diarrhea.
Sushil Adhikari
doaj   +3 more sources

Clostridium Difficile [PDF]

open access: yesActa Medica Iranica, 1975
Seventy-five meconium samples were examined for the presence of CI. difficile: 3 strains were isola ted. Additionally 45 labora tory animal faeces specimens were tested for the same purpose, a further 2 cases were isolated.
MODABER
doaj   +3 more sources

Clostridium difficile [PDF]

open access: yesGastroenterology Clinics of North America, 2001
Clostridium difficile is a major cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and colitis. The incidence of infection with this organism is increasing in hospitals worldwide, consequent to the widespread use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Pathogenic strains of C. difficile produce two protein exotoxins, toxin A and toxin B, that cause colonic mucosal injury
L, Kyne, R J, Farrell, C P, Kelly
openaire   +3 more sources

Assessment of the Effect of Multidrug Resistance Clostridium difficile Clinical Strains on the Dynamics of Clostridium difficile Infection Rate at Pediatric Oncological Hospital

open access: yesЭпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2021
Relevance. At the children's oncological hospital guidelines to treat patients with several groups of antibiotics at the same time, which ensures the formation of multi-resistant strains of Clostridium difficile, which have a selective advantage for the ...
M. G. Shvydkaya   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clostridium difficile [PDF]

open access: yesClinics in Laboratory Medicine, 2010
Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) have emerged as one of the principal threats to the health of hospitalized and immunocompromised patients. The importance of C difficile colonization is increasingly recognized not only as a source for false-positive clinical testing but also as a source of new infections within hospitals and other health care ...
openaire   +5 more sources

The association between histamine 2 receptor antagonist use and Clostridium difficile infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a major health problem. Epidemiological evidence suggests that there is an association between acid suppression therapy and development of CDI.
A Deshpande   +69 more
core   +11 more sources

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