Faecal Microbiota Transplantation plus selected use of antibiotics for severe-complicated Clostridium difficile infection: description of a protocol with high success rate [PDF]
, 2015 Background Severe and severe/complicated Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) can result in ICU admission, sepsis, toxic megacolon and death. In this setting, colectomy is the standard of care but it is associated with a 50% mortality.
Cook, Gwen K. +6 more
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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 ...
Stephen A. Geller +1 more
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Diarrhoea caused by Clostridium difficile in patients with postoperative subhepatic abscess [PDF]
, 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,
Kocić Branislava, Stojanović Predrag
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Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2017 Introduction: Clostridium difficile is the main pathogen related to healthcare-associated diarrhea and it is the cause of 20 to 30% of diarrhea cases caused by antibiotics.
Sandra Milena Gualtero +11 more
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Importance of Glutamate Dehydrogenase (GDH) in Clostridium difficile Colonization In Vivo [PDF]
, 2016 Citation: Girinathan, B. P., Braun, S., Sirigireddy, A. R., Lopez, J. E., & Govind, R. (2016). Importance of Glutamate Dehydrogenase (GDH) in Clostridium difficile Colonization In Vivo. Plos One, 11(7), 18.
Braun, S. +4 more
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Healthcare-associated infections in pediatric cancer patients: results of a prospective surveillance study from university hospitals in Germany and Switzerland [PDF]
, 2008 Background Pediatric cancer patients face an increased risk of healthcare-associated infection (HAI). To date, no prospective multicenter studies have been published on this topic. Methods Prospective multicenter surveillance for HAI and nosocomial fever
Arne Simon +12 more
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The Importance of Fecal Transplantation in Personalized Medicine
Bezmiâlem Science, 2018 It is known that intestinal microbiota feeding habits in healthy humans have a direct effect on the formation of intestinal microbiota, while simultaneously playing the most important role in the development of the immune system.
Ender COŞKUNPINAR +7 more
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Murine Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Alleviates Intestinal and Systemic Immune Responses in Campylobacter jejuni Infected Mice Harboring a Human Gut Microbiota [PDF]
, 2019 Human campylobacteriosis constitutes a zoonotic food-borne disease and a progressively rising health burden of significant socioeconomic impact. We have recently shown that conventional mice are protected from Campylobacter jejuni infection, which was ...
Bereswill, Stefan +2 more
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Clostridium difficile outbreaks: Prevention and treatment strategies [PDF]
, 2012 The incidence and severity of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) have increased dramatically over the past decade. Its treatment, however, has largely remained the same with the exception of oral vancomycin use as a first-line agent in severe disease.
Kelly, Ciaran Patrick +2 more
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Staphylococcus aureus MnhF mediates cholate efflux and facilitates survival under human colonic conditions [PDF]
, 2015 Resistance to the innate defences of the intestine is crucial for the survival and carriage of Staphylococcus aureus, a common coloniser of the human gut.
Clarke, Simon +5 more
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