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Development and characterisation of an in vitro human gut model to study the biofilm mode of growth of clostridium difficile and the indigenous gut microbiota [PDF]
, 2013 Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is associated with significant patient morbidity, mortality and financial burden. Until recently, antimicrobial treatment options were limited to metronidazole and vancomycin, but both agents are associated with ...
Crowther, Grace
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Aerial dissemination of Clostridium difficile spores [PDF]
, 2008 YesClostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea (CDAD) is a frequently occurring healthcare-associated infection, which is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality amongst elderly patients in healthcare facilities. Environmental contamination is
Sleigh, P.A. +6 more
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Clostridium difficile and its toxins [PDF]
, 1974 An investigation of Clostridium difficile has shown : 1. that the organism is resistant to cresols and phenolq and may be grown from material grossly contaminated with other organisms by culture in media containing these substances; strains ...
Hafiz, Saleem
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Community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection: an increasing public health threat
Infection and Drug Resistance, 2014 Arjun Gupta, Sahil Khanna Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA Abstract: There has been a startling shift in the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection over the last decade worldwide, and it is now ...
Gupta A, Khanna S
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Managing Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalised patients [PDF]
, 2014 Checklists are not a new phenomenon and have been used in the aviation industry for some time as a means of ensuring safety and minimising harm. Checklists are now used commonly in health care to improve patient safety.
Topping, Annie +5 more
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Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2021 Clostridium difficile infection usually results from long-term and irregular antibiotic intake. The high-risk individuals for this infection include the patients undergoing chemotherapy due to malignancy, immunocompromised patients, and hospitalized ...
Hossain Salehi, Amir Mohammad Salehi
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Clostridium difficile infections in China [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical Research, 2010 Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection has become one of the major hospital-associated infections in Western countries in the last two decades. However, there is limited information on the status of C. difficile infection in Chinese healthcare settings.
Jin, Ke +3 more
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Polyclonal Antibody Therapies for Clostridium difficile Infection
Antibodies, 2014 Clostridium difficile infection has emerged as a growing worldwide health problem. The colitis of Clostridium difficile infection results from the synergistic action of C. difficile secreted toxins A and B upon the colon mucosa.
Michael R. Simon +2 more
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Extraintestinal Clostridium difficile Infections [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1996 info:eu-repo/semantics ...
Byl, Baudouin +3 more
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The effect of Clostridium difficile infection on the course of liver cirrhosis
Российский 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
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