Background For over four decades, Clostridium difficile has been a significant enteric
pathogen of humans. It is associated with the use of antimicrobials that generally disrupt the …

Pathogen whole-genome sequencing has become an important tool for understanding the
transmission and epidemiology of infectious diseases. It has improved our understanding of …

Clostridioides difficile is an important nosocomial pathogen increasingly observed in the
community and in different non-human reservoirs. The epidemiology and transmissibility of …

As a result of epidemiologic and microbiologic studies over the past decade, it has become
increasingly evident that interventions to mitigate environmental surface pathogen …

Clostridioides difficile detection in community settings is time-intensive, resulting in delays in
diagnosing and quarantining infected individuals. However, with the advent of semi …

Given the high prevalence of intestinal disease in humans and animals, there is a strong
need for clinically relevant models recapitulating gastrointestinal systems, ideally replacing …

As today's most prevalent and costly healthcare-associated infection, hospital-onset
Clostridioides difficile infection (HO-CDI) represents a major threat to patient safety world …

With rates of community‐associated Clostridium difficile infection (CA‐CDI) increasing
worldwide, potential reservoirs/sources of C. difficile in the community are being sought …

Clostridioides difficile is the most common pathogen causing antibiotic-associated diarrhea.
Previous studies showed that diverse sources, aside from C. difficile infection (CDI) patients …

Corynebacterium diphtheriae (C. diphtheriae) is a relatively rare pathogen in most Western
countries. While toxin producing strains can cause pharyngeal diphtheria with potentially …