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Risk factors for recurrence in patients with Clostridium difficile infection due to 027 and non-027 ribotypes [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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Clostridium difficile infection [PDF]

open access: yesThe Lancet, 2008
Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-producing anaerobe [1] responsible for approximately 50–70% of gastrointestinal infections in hospitalized patients [2, 3]. An episode of C. difficile infection (CDI) is defined as a clinical picture compatible with CDI (i.
Kuipers, Ernst, Surawicz, CM
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Clostridium difficile infection

open access: yesAutopsy and Case Reports, 2014
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a significant and increasing medical problem, surpassing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as the most common hospital-onset or facility-associated infection, and a key element in the challenging battle against hospital-acquired infections.
Stephen A. Geller   +1 more
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The effect of Clostridium difficile infection on the course of liver cirrhosis

open access: yesРоссийский журнал гастроэнтерологии, гепатологии, колопроктологии, 2018
Aim of investigation. To estimate the frequency of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection and its effect on severity and pattern of complications at the compensated liver cirrhosis (LC). Material and methods.
A. A. Driga   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

High Clostridium difficile Infection among HIV-Infected Children with Diarrhea in a Tertiary Hospital in Mwanza, Tanzania

open access: yesInternational Journal of Pediatrics, 2020
Clostridium difficile causes a million of illnesses each year worldwide and can affect people of all ages. Limited data exist on the prevalence of C. difficile infections (CDI) among children below five years of age in developing countries. This study is
Mwanaisha Seugendo   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phage ϕC2 mediates transduction of Tn6215, encoding erythromycin resistance, between Clostridium difficile strains [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
UNLABELLED: In this work, we show that Clostridium difficile phage ϕC2 transduces erm(B), which confers erythromycin resistance, from a donor to a recipient strain at a frequency of 10(-6) per PFU.
Chang, Barbara J   +5 more
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Pengaruh Pemberian Antibiotik Terhadap Populasi dan Produksi Toksin Clostridium difficile pada Pasien Demam Tifoid dan Pneumonia serta Hubungannya dengan Gejala Diare

open access: yesSari Pediatri, 2016
Clostridium difficile merupakan flora normal dalam saluran pencernaan manusia, tetapi dalam keadaan tertentu dapat menimbulkan penyakit, yaitu menjadi patogen bila ada kesempatan untuk bermultiplikasi dan membentuk toksin.
Dwi Prasetyo
doaj   +1 more source

The role of a sequencing-based clinical intestinal screening test in patients at high-risk for Clostridium difficile and other pathogens: a case report

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Background Hospitalization and antibiotic treatment can put patients at high risk for Clostridium difficile infection, where a disturbance of the gut microbiome allows for Clostridium difficile proliferation and associated symptoms, including mild ...
Maureen Hitschfeld   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diarrhea associated with Clostridium difficile in the oncology clinic

open access: yesЖурнал инфектологии, 2021
Purpose of the study. To conduct typing of toxigenic strains of Clostridium difficile, obtained from oncological patients who are in hospital.Material and Methods. The study included 130 patients with Clostridium difficile – associated diarrhea.
I. A. Klyuchnikova   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A rare case of clostridium difficile infection-associated reactive arthritis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Clostridium difficile is an uncommon cause of reactive arthritis in children. We herein present a rare case of C. difficile infection-associated reactive arthritis (CDIAReA) in a child, who developed severe diarrhea and a knee effusion following a course
Derinkuyu, B.E.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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