Clostridium difficile is now considered to be one of the most important causes of health care-
associated infections. C. difficile infections are also emerging in the community and in …

The epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has changed dramatically during
this millennium. Infection rates have increased markedly in most countries with detailed …

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the leading cause of antimicrobial and health care-
associated diarrhea in humans, presenting a significant burden to global health care …

Infectious diarrhea in calves is most commonly associated with enterotoxigenic Escherichia
coli, Cryptosporidium parvum, rotavirus, coronavirus, or some combination of these …

There has been a startling shift in the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection over the
last decade worldwide, and it is now increasingly recognized as a cause of diarrhea in the …

Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) are traditionally seen in elderly and hospitalized
patients who have used antibiotic therapy. In the community, CDIs requiring a visit to a …

Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile is a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that is an
important cause of disease in people, a variably important cause of disease in some animal …

Using 42 isolates contributed by laboratories in Canada, The Netherlands, the United
Kingdom, and the United States, we compared the results of analyses done with seven …

Highly virulent strains of Clostridium difficile have emerged since 2003, causing large
outbreaks of severe, often fatal, colitis in North America and Europe. In 2008–10, virulent …

Clostridium difficile was isolated from 12 (20%) of 60 retail ground meat samples purchased
over a 10-month period in 2005 in Canada. Eleven isolates were toxigenic, and 8 (67%) …