Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) during the COVID-19 pandemic

P Spigaglia - Anaerobe, 2022 - Elsevier
The ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has dramatically tested healthcare
systems around the world, with serious repercussions on the measures of prevention and …

Updated meta-analysis of controlled observational studies: proton-pump inhibitors and risk of Clostridium difficile infection

F Cao, CX Chen, M Wang, HR Liao, MX Wang… - Journal of Hospital …, 2018 - Elsevier
Attention has recently been directed toward a plausible link between Clostridium difficile
infection (CDI) and proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). However, the results of studies on the …

Genome Analysis of Clostridium difficile PCR Ribotype 014 Lineage in Australian Pigs and Humans Reveals a Diverse Genetic Repertoire and Signatures of Long …

DR Knight, MM Squire, DA Collins… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype (RT) 014 is well-established in both human and porcine
populations in Australia, raising the possibility that C. difficile infection (CDI) may have a …

Diabetic foot infection: Antibiotic therapy and good practice recommendations

ND Barwell, MC Devers, B Kennon… - … journal of clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Healthcare events related to diabetic foot disease carry a burden of morbidity,
mortality and economic cost. Prompt identification of clinical infection with appropriate tissue …

Genomic Delineation of Zoonotic Origins of Clostridium difficile

DR Knight, TV Riley - Frontiers in public health, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Clostridium difficile is toxin-producing antimicrobial resistant (AMR) enteropathogen
historically associated with diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis in hospitalized patients …

Insights into the Role of Human Gut Microbiota in Clostridioides difficile Infection

M Kachrimanidou, E Tsintarakis - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) has emerged as a major health problem worldwide. A
major risk factor for disease development is prior antibiotic use, which disrupts the normal …

A review of Clostridioides [Clostridium] difficile occurrence through the food chain

C Candel-Pérez, G Ros-Berruezo, C Martínez-Graciá - Food microbiology, 2019 - Elsevier
The epidemiology and transmission of Clostridioides difficile, particularly for community-
associated infections, are not completely understood. Although there have been no …

Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection: Current Clinical Management and Microbiome-Based Therapies

P Berry, S Khanna - BioDrugs, 2023 - Springer
Clostridioides difficile is one of the most important causes of healthcare-associated diarrhea.
The high incidence and recurrence rates of C. difficile infection, as well as its associated …

Clostridioides difficile Toxin B Induced Senescence: A New Pathologic Player for Colorectal Cancer?

K Fettucciari, A Fruganti, F Stracci, A Spaterna… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is responsible for a high percentage of gastrointestinal
infections and its pathological activity is due to toxins A and BC difficile infection (CDI) is …

Clostridium difficile-associated Diarrhea in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

D Curcio, A Cané, FA Fernández, J Correa - Infectious diseases and …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Introduction The prevalence of Clostridium difficile infection is rapidly increasing
worldwide, but prevalence is difficult to estimate in developing countries where awareness …