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Risk factors for recurrence in patients with Clostridium difficile infection due to 027 and non-027 ribotypes [PDF]
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]
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
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
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
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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
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Phage ϕC2 mediates transduction of Tn6215, encoding erythromycin resistance, between Clostridium difficile strains [PDF]
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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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
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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
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Diarrhea associated with Clostridium difficile in the oncology clinic
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
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A rare case of clostridium difficile infection-associated reactive arthritis [PDF]
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
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