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Analysis of gut microbiota in super donors for fecal microbiota transplantation and isolated gut commensal bacteria of inhibition against Clostridioides difficile [PDF]

Intestinal Research
Background/Aims Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is increasingly recognized as an alternative to antibiotics for treating recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection.
Ki Sung Kang, Gee Hyeun Choi, Yu Jin Kim, Won Suk Lee, Do Eun Lee, Min Yeong Kim, Hyuk Yoon, Dong Ho Lee   +7 more
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Clostridium difficile Infection in Children [PDF]

JAMA Pediatrics, 2013
Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of health care-associated diarrhea among adults in the United States and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. During the past decade, the epidemiology of C difficile infection (CDI) has changed, including a rise in the rate and severity of infection related to the emergence of a ...
Julia Shaklee, Sammons, Philip, Toltzis, Theoklis E, Zaoutis   +2 more
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Botulism-like symptoms in an immunocompetent patient with Clostridium subterminale bacteremia

IDCases, 2018
Clostridium subterminale is a low virulence species of Clostridium that is an infrequent cause of human infections. We report a case of C. subterminale bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient who developed botulism-like symptoms.
Marytere Carrasquillo, Lisa L. Dever, Alexandra Sonyey   +2 more
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Modelling the transmission of healthcare associated infections: a systematic review. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Dynamic transmission models are increasingly being used to improve our understanding of the epidemiology of healthcare-associated infections (HCAI). However, there has been no recent comprehensive review of this emerging field.
Edmunds, William J, Mark Jit, William J Edmunds, Jit, Mark, Esther van Kleef, van Kleef, Esther, Sarah R Deeny, Robotham, Julie V, Deeny, Sarah R, Julie V Robotham   +9 more
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Clostridium sporogenes bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient

IDCases, 2019
Of the 200 Clostridium spp. known to exist, approximately 30 have been associated with human disease. Commonly found in soil, marine sediment and mammalian intestinal tracts, these gram-positive bacilli are known to cause infections ranging from ...
Waiel Abusnina, Mena Shehata, Emhemmid Karem, Zeynep Koc, Elie Khalil   +4 more
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Clostridium perfringensepsilon toxin H149A mutant as a platform for receptor binding studies [PDF]

, 2013
Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin (Etx) is a pore-forming toxin responsible for a severe and rapidly fatal enterotoxemia of ruminants. The toxin is classified as a category B bioterrorism agent by the U.S.
Titball, R.W., Kokkinidou, Maria C., Richard W. Titball, Bokori-Brown, M., Kokkinidou, M.C., Claire E. Naylor, Fernandes da Costa, S.P., Moss, David S., Titball, Richard W., Monika Bokori‐Brown, Maria C. Kokkinidou, David S. Moss, Basak, Ajit K., Bokori-Brown, Monika, Cole, Ambrose R., Sérgio Fernandes da Costa, Naylor, Claire E., Ambrose R. Cole, Fernandes da Costa, Sérgio P., Christos G. Savva, Ajit K. Basak, Savva, Christos G.   +21 more
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The Recent Emergence of Clostridium difficile Infection in Romanian Hospitals is Associated with a High Prevalence of Polymerase Chain Reaction Ribotype 027

Balkan Medical Journal, 2018
Aims: To investigate the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in Romanian hospitals. Methods: A survey was conducted at nine hospitals throughout Romania between November 2013 and February 2014.
Gabriel Adrian Popescu, Roxana Serban, Adriana Pistol, Andreea Niculcea, Daniela Lemeni, Ioana Sabina Macovei, Daniela Tălăpan, Alexandru Rafila, Dragoş Florea   +8 more
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Results from the second Scottish national prevalence survey: the changing epidemiology of healthcare-associated infection in Scotland [PDF]

, 2012
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a recognized public health problem worldwide. Point prevalence surveys (PPSs) can be used to measure the burden of all HAI types.
Reilly, J., Lawder, R., Malcolm, William, Hewitt, D., Fleming, S, Williams, C., Robertson, Chris, Nathwani, D., Cairns, S.   +8 more
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Association between proton pump inhibitor therapy and clostridium difficile infection: a contemporary systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

, 2012
Introduction Emerging epidemiological evidence suggests that proton pump inhibitor (PPI) acid-suppression therapy is associated with an increased risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI).
Sutton, AJ, Imad M. Tleyjeh (104252), Tannir Mohamad Al, Alex J Sutton, AlGhamdi, M, Muhammad Riaz (104236), Bin Abdulhak, AA, Ibrahim Talal, Mushabab AlGhamdi (112556), Baddour, LM, Alasmari Faisal A., A. A. Bin Abdulhak (7656569), Abed Allehibi, Talal Ibrahim (112568), Allehibi, A., Alasmari, FA, Faisal A. Alasmari (112549), F. A. Alasmari (7656575), A. R. Khan (3951662), AlGhamdi Mushabab, A. AlLehibi (7656593), Khan, AR, Al Tannir, M, Tleyjeh, IM, I. M. Tleyjeh (7656566), AlGhamdi, M., Abed AlLehibi (112573), Khan, A. R., Alex J. Sutton (112577), Garbati Musa A., L. M. Baddour (7656596), Aref A Bin Abdulhak, M. A. Garbati (7656578), M. Al Tannir (7656584), Bin Abdulhak, A. A., M. AlGhamdi (7656581), Erwin, P. J., Imad M Tleyjeh, Khan Abdur Rahman, Tleyjeh, I. M., Patricia J Erwin, T. Ibrahim (7656590), Muhammad Riaz, Abdur Rahman Khan (104234), Garbati, MA, Allehibi, A, Bin Abdulhak Aref A., Erwin, PJ, Sutton Alex J., M. Riaz (7656572), Riaz Muhammad, Musa A Garbati, Alasmari, F. A., Patricia J. Erwin (104246), Talal Ibrahim, Abdur Rahman Khan, Ibrahim, T., Mushabab AlGhamdi, A. J. Sutton (7648487), Faisal A Alasmari, Ibrahim, T, Mohamad Al Tannir (112562), Mohamad Al Tannir, Erwin Patricia J., Larry M Baddour, Baddour Larry M., Al Tannir, M., P. J. Erwin (7656587), Aref A. Bin Abdulhak (104239), Garbati, M. A., Larry M. Baddour (104249), Riaz, Muhammad, Riaz, M, Tleyjeh Imad M., Baddour, L. M., Sutton, A. J., Musa A. Garbati (104244), AlLehibi Abed   +77 more
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Probiotics in Clostridium difficile Infection [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 2011
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most prevalent nosocomial infections. A dramatic increase in the incidence and severity of CDI has been noted in the past decade. Current recommendations suggest metronidazole as first-line therapy in mild to moderately severe CDI and oral vancomycin in individuals with severe CDI, or when ...
Xi, Na, Ciaran, Kelly
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