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Clostridium difficile infection [PDF]
Nature 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. difficile is the leading cause of health-care-associated infective diarrhoea. The life cycle of C.
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Clostridium difficile infection
Autopsy 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 ...
Stephen A. Geller +1 more
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Case report of clostridium difficile infection after rectal resection with ileostomy [PDF]
World Journal of Surgical OncologyColorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide, with high incidence and mortality rates. Surgical resection is the primary treatment for rectal cancer.
Hongwei Guo, Huiyuan Jiang, Haiyi Liu
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Clostridium difficile infection [PDF]
Current Problems in Surgery, 2013 The incidence and severity of Clostridium difficile infections have increased over the past few decades. New challenges have developed in the treatment and prevention of both hospital- and community-acquired disease. As mentioned by Tamma and Sandora [ 1] in their recent review, many questions about C difficile management in children remain unanswered,
J D, Stanley +3 more
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Эпидемиология 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
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Clostridium difficile infection [PDF]
Nursing Older People, 2010 Clostridium difficile can be cultured from the stool of 3 per cent of healthy adults but most people remain asymptomatic. Clinical disease develops when normal gut flora is disrupted, usually by antibiotic exposure, thereby creating conditions that favour C. difficile proliferation in the colon. Gastrointestinal diseases associated with C.
Latisha, Heinlen, Jimmy D, Ballard
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Clostridium difficile infection [PDF]
The 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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Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2023 Introduction Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a recognized global threat especially for vulnerable populations. It is of particular concern to healthcare providers as it is found in both hospital and community settings, with severe courses ...
Gordon Brestrich +15 more
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Microbiology Independent Research Journal, 2020 Patients in pediatric oncological hospitals are at risk of developing a Clostridium difficile infection. The purpose of this study was to determine the risk of developing a Clostridium difficile infection in patients who are treated with antibiotics ...
Mariya G. Shvydkaya +3 more
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2017 Background Here we describe a cluster of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) among 26 patients with osteoarticular infections. The aim of the study was to define the source of C.
Jacqueline Färber +10 more
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