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Clostridium difficile infection: review [PDF]

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2019
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, anaerobic bacillus, which is widely distributed in the intestinal tract of humans and animals and in the environment. In the last decade, the frequency and severity of C. difficile infection has been increasing worldwide to become one of the most common hospital-acquired infections.
Jacek Czepiel, Mirosław Dróżdż, Hanna Pituch, Ed J. Kuijper, William Perucki, Aleksandra Mielimonka, Sarah Goldman, Dorota Wultańska, Aleksander Garlicki, Grażyna Biesiada   +9 more
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Bezlotoxumab for prevention of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in patients at increased risk for recurrence [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background: Bezlotoxumab is a human monoclonal antibody against Clostridium difficile toxin B indicated to prevent C. difficile infection (CDI) recurrence (rCDI) in adults at high risk for rCDI. This post hoc analysis of pooled monocolonal antibodies for
Dorr, Mary Beth, Dubberke, Erik R, Ellison, Misoo C, Eves, Karen, Gerding, Dale N, Guris, Dalya, Hanson, Mary E, Kao, Dina, Kelly, Ciaran P, Kumar, Princy N, Lee, Christine, Rahav, Galia, Yacyshyn, Bruce   +12 more
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Epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile Infections in Germany, 2010–2019: A Review from Four Public Databases

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, Frederick J. Angulo, Fabian K. Berger, Christian Brösamle, Stefan Hagel, Andreas Leischker, Christoph Lübbert, Friederike Maechler, Sophie-Susann Merbecks, Nadia Minarovic, Jennifer C. Moïsi, Lutz von Müller, Phillip A. Reuken, Thomas Weinke, Holly Yu, Alexander Mellmann   +15 more
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Susceptibility of hamsters to clostridium difficile isolates of differing toxinotype [PDF]

, 2013
Clostridium difficile is the most commonly associated cause of antibiotic associated disease (AAD), which caused ~21,000 cases of AAD in 2011 in the U.K. alone.
A Buckley, Anthony M. Buckley, B Elliott, C Rousseau, C Schwan, D Drudy, D Goulding, D Lyras, Denise Candlish, DM Guerrero, F Miyajima, Gillian R. Douce, H Huang, H Kim, H Kim, I Duerden, I Vesteinsdottir, J Andrews, J Kim, J Ng, J Pépin, J Wang, Janice Spencer, JG Bartlett, JM Lanis, June J. Irvine, JW Marsh, LA Petrella, Lindsay M. Maclellan, LJ Deakin, M Arvand, M He, M Merrigan, M Rupnik, MH Wilcox, MH Wilcox, Michel R. Popoff, MM Nerandzic, MSM Brouwer, N Razaq, N Stoesser, P Vohra, R Stabler, R Stabler, S Kamiya, S Kuehne, SA Villano, SP Sambol, SP Sambol, ST Cartman, TS Steiner, V Braun, V Casas, Y Ogura   +53 more
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The risk of developing a Clostridium difficile infection from the administration of different classes of antibiotics and their combinations to children in an oncological hospital

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, Aleksandr M. Zatevalov, Dzhamilya T. Dzhandarova, Sergey D. Mitrokhin   +3 more
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Incidence and Outcomes Associated With Clostridium difficile Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2020
Importance: An understanding of the incidence and outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in the United States can inform investments in prevention and treatment interventions.
Balkenende, Erin, Blevins, Amy E., Chiang, Hsiu-Yin, Chorazy, Margaret L., Diekema, Daniel J., Herwaldt, Loreen A., Khader, Karim, Kuxhausen, Michelle F., Marra, Alexandre R., McDanel, Jennifer S., Nair, Rajeshwari, Nelson, Richard E., Perencevich, Eli N., Samore, Matthew, Schweizer, Marin L., Ward, Melissa A.   +15 more
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Guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection in adults

Gastroenterology Review, 2020
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has become a serious medical and epidemiological problem, especially in well developed countries. There has been evident increase in incidence and severity of CDI. Prevention, proper diagnosis and effective treatment
M. Kukla, K. Adrych, A. Dobrowolska, T. Mach, J. Reguła, G. Rydzewska   +5 more
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The burden of clostridium difficile infection in patients with liver cirrhosis [PDF]

, 2019
Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI) has registered a dramatically increasing incidence in the general population over the past decades. Nowadays, Clostridium Difficile is the leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea in Europe and North America ...
Dumitru, Andrada, Emanuela, Popoiag R, Micu, Sergiu I, Moraru, Despina, Musat, Marilena, Preda, Gabriel   +5 more
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Burden of Clostridium difficile infection in the United States.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2015
BACKGROUND The magnitude and scope of Clostridium difficile infection in the United States continue to evolve. METHODS In 2011, we performed active population- and laboratory-based surveillance across 10 geographic areas in the United States to ...
F. Lessa, Yi Mu, Wendy M. Bamberg, Z. Beldavs, G. Dumyati, J. Dunn, M. Farley, S. Holzbauer, J. Meek, Erin C. Phipps, L. Wilson, L. Winston, Jessica a. Cohen, B. Limbago, S. Fridkin, D. Gerding, L. McDonald   +16 more
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Laboratorium Diagnosis of Clostridium Difficile Infection [PDF]

, 2006
Clostridium difficile is the most important cause of antibiotic associated diarrhea, and pseudomembranous colitis, a severe infection of the colon.
Legoh, G. N. (Grace), Sosrosumihardjo, R. (Rustadi)   +1 more
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