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Laboratory data as a quality indicator of health-care-associated infections in England. [PDF]
, 2018 Routine diagnostic laboratory results, e.g. numbers of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemias, have been used as health-care-associated infection quality indicators for decades. The English health-care-associated infection quality
Jeyaratnam, D, Planche, T
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Msphere, 2018 Clostridium difficile is a bacterial pathogen of global significance that is a major cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Antibiotics deplete the indigenous gut microbiota and change the metabolic environment in the gut to one favoring C.
J. R. Fletcher +3 more
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Whole microbiota transplantation restores gut homeostasis throughout the gastrointestinal tract
iMeta, EarlyView.This study introduces whole microbiota transplantation (WMT), a synergistic therapeutic approach that concurrently transplants small intestinal and fecal microbiota. In germ‐free mice, WMT outperforms conventional fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in restoring gut microbiota diversity and abundance.
Bufu Tang +8 more
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Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Understanding the genetic links between acute pancreatitis (AP) and its infectious comorbidities is crucial for prognosis and therapy, yet remains underexplored. Methods We conducted a comprehensive post‐GWAS analysis using large‐scale summary statistics for AP and 16 infectious diseases. To pinpoint pleiotropic genes, we integrated
Bo Zou +6 more
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Dietary trehalose enhances virulence of epidemic Clostridium difficile
Nature, 2017 Clostridium difficile disease has recently increased to become a dominant nosocomial pathogen in North America and Europe, although little is known about what has driven this emergence.
James Collins +7 more
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Isolated gastrointestinal Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a 16‐month‐old child: A case report
JPGN Reports, EarlyView.Abstract Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder characterized by clonal proliferation of Langerhans cells, most often involving the skin or bone. Isolated gastrointestinal (GI) involvement is extremely uncommon in young children. We report a 16‐month‐old girl with a 1‐month history of chronic vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and failure to ...
Al‐Qasim AL‐Bahlani +3 more
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Clostridium difficile on YouTube: A need for greater focus on prevention
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2018 The purpose of this study was to describe the content of the most popular YouTube videos related to Clostridium difficile. Across all sources, the kinds of content most likely to be included in the videos was general information, overuse of antibiotics ...
Corey H. Basch +3 more
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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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The effects of storage conditions on viability of Clostridium difficile vegetative cells and spores and toxin activity in human faeces [PDF]
, 2003 AIMS: Clostridium difficile is a common nosocomial pathogen and as such diagnostic and research methods may necessitate storage of faecal specimens for long periods, followed by subsequent re-examination.
Freeman, J., Wilcox, M.H.
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A Drosophila Model for Clostridium difficile Toxin CDT Reveals Interactions with Multiple Effector Pathways. [PDF]
, 2020 Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) cause severe and occasionally life-threatening diarrhea. Hyper-virulent strains produce CDT, a toxin that ADP-ribosylates actin monomers and inhibits actin polymerization.
Bier, Ethan +4 more
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