Infection of the colon with the Gram-positive bacterium Clostridium difficile is potentially life
threatening, especially in elderly people and in patients who have dysbiosis of the gut …

Clostridioides difficile is the most common cause of nosocomial antibiotic-associated
diarrhea, and is responsible for a spectrum of diseases characterized by high levels of …

Oral antibiotics such as metronidazole, vancomycin and fidaxomicin are therapies of choice
for Clostridium difficile infection. Several important mechanisms for C. difficile antibiotic …

Clostridium difficile epidemiology has changed in recent years, with the emergence of highly
virulent types associated with severe infections, high rates of recurrences and mortality …

Whole genome sequencing (WGS) offers the potential to predict antimicrobial susceptibility
from a single assay. The European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing …

The emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria demands innovations in the development of
new antibiotics. For decades, the glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin has been considered …

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is one of the major issues in nosocomial infections.
This bacterium is constantly evolving and poses complex challenges for clinicians, often …

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), in which acquisition of mecA [which
encodes the cell wall peptidoglycan biosynthesis component penicillin-binding protein 2a …

Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is the most prevalent causative pathogen of healthcare‐
associated diarrhea. Notably, over the past 10 years, the number of Clostridium difficile …