High sporulation and overexpression of virulence factors in biofilms and reduced susceptibility to vancomycin and linezolid in recurrent Clostridium [Clostridioides] difficile infection isolates [PDF]
, 2019 Clostridium [Clostridioides] difficile infection (CDI) is one of the leading causes of diarrhea associated with medical care worldwide, and up to 60% of patients with CDI can develop a recurrent infection (R-CDI). A multi-species microbiota biofilm model
Baines, Simon +9 more
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Rethinking the role of alpha toxin in Clostridium perfringens-associated enteric diseases : a review on bovine necro-haemorrhagic enteritis [PDF]
, 2017 Bovine necro-haemorrhagic enteritis is an economically important disease caused by Clostridium perfringens type A strains. The disease mainly affects calves under intensive rearing conditions and is characterized by sudden death associated with small ...
Deprez, Piet +6 more
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Faecal microbiota transplantation : a regulatory hurdle? [PDF]
, 2017 During faecal microbiota transplantation, stool from a healthy donor is transplanted to treat a variety of dysbiosis-associated gut diseases. Competent authorities are faced with the challenge to provide adequate regulation.
De Spiegeleer, Bart +3 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Fecal microbiota transplantation has proven to be an effective treatment for infections with the gram-positive enteropathogen Clostridium difficile. Despite its effectiveness, the exact mechanisms that underlie its success are largely unclear.
A. Baktash +6 more
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Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Clostridium difficile infections
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2018 Clostridium difficile is a leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea worldwide. The diagnosis of C. difficile infection (CDI) requires both clinical manifestations and a positive laboratory test for C. difficile and/or its toxins.
Zhong Peng +6 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 +5 more
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Gram-positive Rod Surveillance for Early Anthrax Detection
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005 Connecticut established telephone-based gram-positive rod (GPR) reporting primarily to detect inhalational anthrax cases more quickly. From March to December 2003, annualized incidence of blood isolates was 21.3/100,000 persons; reports included 293 ...
Elizabeth M. Begier +4 more
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Clostridium difficile Infections: A Global Overview of Drug Sensitivity and Resistance Mechanisms
BioMed Research International, 2018 Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is the most prevalent causative pathogen of healthcare-associated diarrhea. Notably, over the past 10 years, the number of Clostridium difficile outbreaks has increased with the rate of morbidity and mortality.
Saeed S. Banawas
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Clostridium difficile colitis in patients after kidney and pancreas-kidney transplantation [PDF]
, 2004 Limited data exist about Clostridium difficile colitis (CDC) in solid organ transplant patients. Between 1/1/99 and 12/31/02, 600 kidney and 102 pancreas–kidney allograft recipients were transplanted.
Basu, A +8 more
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Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2018 Clostridium difficile is the leading infectious cause of antibiotic‐associated diarrhea and colitis. C. difficile infection (CDI) places a heavy burden on the healthcare system, with nearly half a million infections yearly and an approximate 20 ...
Michael G. Dieterle +2 more
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