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Diarrhoea caused by Clostridium difficile in patients with postoperative subhepatic abscess [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2008
Background. Toxigenic strains of Clostridium difficile in the majority of cases cause disease of the intestinal tract of hospitalized patients. For a long time, Clostridium difficile was considered to produce both types of toxins (A+/B+ strain), however,
Stojanović Predrag, Kocić Branislava
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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 against hospital-acquired infections.
Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos, Stephen A. Geller   +1 more
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Outcomes of intrahospital antimicrobial stewardship programs related to prevention of Clostridium difficile infection outbreaks [PDF]

Medicinski Glasnik, 2018
Aim To synthesize evidence about the influence of individual antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) related to the prevention of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection on primary and secondary outcomes.
Biljana Mijović, Milena Dubravac-Tanasković, Maja Račić, Janja Bojanić, Slobodan Stanić, Dušica Banković Lazarević   +5 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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Persistent systemic microbial translocation, inflammation, and intestinal damage during Clostridioides difficile infection [PDF]

, 2020
Background. Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) might be complicated by the development of nosocomial bloodstream infection (n-BSI). Based on the hypothesis that alteration of the normal gut integrity is present during CDI, we evaluated markers of ...
Aversano, L., Battaglia, R., Bruno, G., Ciardi, M. R., Corazziari, E. S., de Angelis, M., Iera, J., Mascellino, M. T., Mastroianni, C. M., Miele, M. C., Morelli, S., Oliva, A., Venditti, M., Vullo, V.   +13 more
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Identification of a novel zinc metalloprotease through a global analysis of clostridium difficile extracellular proteins [PDF]

, 2013
Clostridium difficile is a major cause of infectious diarrhea worldwide. Although the cell surface proteins are recognized to be important in clostridial pathogenesis, biological functions of only a few are known.
A Barketi-Klai, A Bateman, A Boetzkes, A Dhalluin, A Molla, A Tasteyre, A Tasteyre, A Tasteyre, A Wright, A Wright, AJ Waligora, B Singh, BR Hoffmann, C Janoir, C Schwan, CB Reynolds, CC Häse, CM Surawicz, D Lyras, D Zhang, Davide Serruto, DC Nelson, DE Voth, DJ Rigden, E Calabi, E Calabi, EJ Kuipers, F Tonello, FH Niesen, Francesca Cantini, G Bensi, GA Dalkas, GM Slynn, H Maeda, I Poilane, Jeffrey T. Rubino, JM Kirby, JR O'Connor, JW Teo, K Mukherjee, K Yokoyama, KR Klimpel, L de la Riva, L Tulli, LG Pacheco, M Cerquetti, M Desvaux, M Miura, M Monot, M Rupnik, M Sebaihia, M Warny, MA Breidenbach, Manuele Martinelli, Maria Scarselli, Massimiliano Biagini, Meera Unnikrishnan, Mikael Skurnik, MJ Rodríguez-Ortega, N Sengupta, Nathalie Norais, NM Hooper, NS Duesbery, O Schneewind, Rosanna Leuzzi, RP Fagan, S Péchiné, S Péchiné, S Ravipaty, SA Kuehne, T Karasawa, T Karjalainen, TC Dingle, Valeria Cafardi   +73 more
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Clinical Utility and Alterations in Bacterial Flora in Fecal Microbiome Transplantation

International Journal of Medical Students, 2015
Dysbiotic states of gut ecology can be altered directly by transplantation of fecal preparation from healthy donors to patients with therapeutic intent.
Atman A. Dave, Rachel Robson
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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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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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An unusual odontogenic infection due to Clostridium subterminale in an immunocompetent patient: A case report and review of the literature

IDCases, 2018
Clostridium subterminale is an anaerobic spore-forming bacterium usually associated with infections in patients who are immunocompromised. This case report focuses on a rare presentation of a multifascial space odontogenic infection associated with the ...
Karin Davis, Danielle Gill, Charles P. Mouton, Janet Southerland, Leslie Halpern   +4 more
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