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 …

The burden of Clostridioides difficile infection in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

G Granata, N Petrosillo, S Al Moghazi, E Caraffa… - Anaerobe, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives The main aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the
proportion of confirmed COVID-19 patients with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and to …

Comparison of trends in Clostridioides difficile infections in hospitalised patients during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic: A retrospective sentinel …

KEW Vendrik, A Baktash, JJ Goeman… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, several factors, such as improved hand
hygiene, social distancing, and restricted hospital referral, may have had an influence on the …

The burden of CDI in the United States: a multifactorial challenge

P Feuerstadt, N Theriault, G Tillotson - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023 - Springer
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) affects approximately 500,000 patients annually in the
United States, of these around 30,000 will die. CDI carries significant burdens including …

The burden of Clostridioides difficile on COVID‐19 hospitalizations in the USA

A Sohal, H Chaudhry, P Singla… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aim Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the leading cause of
hospital acquired‐infectious diarrhea in the USA. In this study, we assess the prevalence …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Clostridioides difficile infection and utilization of fecal microbiota transplantation

SP Bachour, R Dalal… - Therapeutic Advances in …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Previous research has demonstrated that the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) gains cell entry through the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 …

The impact of clostridioides difficile infection in hospitalized patients: what changed during the pandemic?

A Boeriu, A Roman, D Dobru, M Stoian, S Voidăzan… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) and SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus represent
significant health threats. Our study focused on the impact of concurrent infections on patient …

Diarrhea and coronavirus disease 2019 infection

DM Friedel, MS Cappell - Gastroenterology Clinics of North …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The global coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused significant
morbidity and mortality, thoroughly affected daily living, and caused severe economic …

Clostridioides difficile infection epidemiology and clinical characteristics in COVID-19 pandemic

S Vázquez-Cuesta, M Olmedo, E Reigadas… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Information on Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in patients with COVID-19 is scarce and
points to an overall decrease of episodes during the pandemic. This situation results …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Clostridioides difficile infection in a tertiary healthcare institution in Belgium

B Tossens, P Barthelme, C Briquet, L Belkhir… - Acta Clinica …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) causes the greatest number of healthcare-
associated infectious diarrhoea. CDIs are transmitted by direct and indirect patient-to-patient …