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Recommendations for the management of Clostridioides difficile infection in adults and comparison with updated ACG, ESCMID and IDSA/SHEA guidelines

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review
Clostridioides difficile infection is the most common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. IDSA/SHEA, ESCMID and ACG updated the clinical practice guidelines for CDI in 2021. This paper is an attempt to summarize these guidelines.
Mateusz Piotr Baran, Jarosław Drobnik, Mária Belovičová, Štefánia Moricová, Piotr Pobrotyn   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE ASSOCIATED DISEASE IN THE NEUROINTENSIVECARE UNIT.

Frontiers in Neurology, 2013
. BACKGROUND- Critically ill patients are at high risk for acquiring Clostridium difficile infection. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence, severity and outcome of Neurointensive Care Unit (NICU) acquired Clostridium difficile ...
Swagata eTripathy, Priya eNair, Michael eRothburn, Michael eRothburn   +3 more
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Detection and molecular characterization of Clostridium perfringens, Paeniclostridium sordellii and Clostridium septicum from lambs and goat kids with hemorrhagic abomasitis in Turkey

BMC Veterinary Research, 2023
Background The pathogenic Clostridia cause neurotoxic, histotoxic and enterotoxic infections in humans and animals. Several Clostridium species have been associated with abomasitis in ruminants.
Hakan Kalender, Hasan Öngör, Necati Timurkaan, Burcu Karagülle, Burak Karabulut, Canan Akdeniz İncili, Hatip Enfal Başar, Elif Ekinci, Aydın Çevik, Eray Atıl, Burhan Çetinkaya   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence of acute intestinal infections in Saint Petersburg during COVID-19 pandemic

Журнал инфектологии, 2022
The results of a study of modern epidemiological and characteristics of acute intestinal infections against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic are presented.
T. V. Potapova, K. D. Ermolenko, A. V. Kholin, A. V. Stalevskaya, S. A. Gordeeva, I. V. Razdyakonova   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnostics of dairy and beef cattle diarrhea. [PDF]

, 2012
Calf diarrhea is a multifactorial disease related to a combination of host and pathogen factors. The most common pathogens found in diarrheic calves are cryptosporidium, rotavirus, coronavirus, Salmonella, attaching and effacing E coli and F5 (K99 ...
Blanchard, Patricia Carey
core   +1 more source

Microbial exopolysaccharide production by polyextremophiles in the adaptation to multiple extremes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Polyextremophiles are microorganisms that endure multiple extreme conditions by various adaptation strategies that also include the production of exopolysaccharides (EPSs). This review provides an integrated perspective on EPS biosynthesis, function, and regulation in these organisms, emphasizing their critical role in survival and highlighting their ...
Tracey M Gloster, Ebru Toksoy Öner
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the potential of cold plasma therapy in treating bacterial infections in veterinary medicine: opportunities and challenges

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
Cold plasma therapy is a novel approach that has shown significant promise in treating bacterial infections in veterinary medicine. Cold plasma possesses the potential to eliminate various bacteria, including those that are resistant to antibiotics ...
Parvin Mohseni, Abozar Ghorbani, Niloofar Fariborzi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification of amino acids essential for angulin‐1/3 binding of the tricellular tight junction binder, angubindin‐1

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Angubindin‐1 binds angulin‐1/‐3 at tricellular tight junctions, enhancing intestinal macromolecule permeation. Alanine scanning identified six essential residues (L562, L598, E638, V640, Y643, and K644) of angubindin‐1 critical for binding to angulin‐1/‐3 and permeation‐enhancing activity, providing insights for the development of targeted noninvasive ...
Taiki Kuzu, Yumi Iwashita, Keisuke Tachibana, Itsuki Nishino, Yuki Niwa, Atsuko Uyeda, Kazuki Matsuo, Masahiro Nagahama, Masuo Kondoh   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clostridium difficile Infection Worsens the Prognosis of Ulcerative Colitis

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2014
BACKGROUND: The impact of Clostridium difficile infections among ulcerative colitis (UC) patients is well characterized. However, there is little knowledge regarding the association between C difficile infections and postoperative complications among UC ...
María E Negrón, Herman W Barkema, Kevin Rioux, Jeroen De Buck, Sylvia Checkley, Marie-Claude Proulx, Alexandra Frolkis, Paul L Beck, Levinus A Dieleman, Remo Panaccione, Subrata Ghosh, Gilaad G Kaplan   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lifting the lid: a clinical audit on commode cleaning [PDF]

, 2010
Many healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) are preventable by infection control procedures designed to interrupt the transmission of organisms from a source. Commodes are in use constantly throughout healthcare facilities.
Ayliffe GAJ, Biotrace., Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Cresswell J., Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, Helen Bucior, Higgs J., I nfection Control Nurses Association, Inglis TJJ., Joan Cochrane, LoBiondo-Wood G., National Audit Office, National Clostridium difficile Standards Group, National Institute for Clinical Excellence, National Patient Safety Agency, NHS Estates, Pratt R., Wilson J.   +20 more
core   +2 more sources