Global burden of Clostridium difficile infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Balsells, T Shi, C Leese, I Lyell… - Journal of global …, 2018 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Clostridium difficile is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in several
countries. However, there are limited evidence characterizing its role as a global public …

2019 update of the WSES guidelines for management of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection in surgical patients

M Sartelli, S Di Bella, LV McFarland, S Khanna… - World Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
In the last three decades, Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has increased in incidence and
severity in many countries worldwide. The increase in CDI incidence has been particularly …

[HTML][HTML] Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection is associated with increased mortality

MA Olsen, Y Yan, KA Reske, MD Zilberberg… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) are associated with decreased survival, and up to 30%
of CDI patients may experience a recurrence. Data on the impact of recurrent CDI on …

The emergence of Clostridium difficile infection in Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of incidence and impact

NZ Borren, S Ghadermarzi, S Hutfless… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common healthcare associated
infection and is highly prevalent in Europe and North America. Limited data is available on …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and safety of fidaxomicin for the treatment of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection in a randomized, double-blind, comparative Phase III study …

H Mikamo, K Tateda, K Yanagihara, S Kusachi… - Journal of infection and …, 2018 - Elsevier
We assessed the efficacy and safety of fidaxomicin, a narrow-spectrum macrocyclic
antibiotic, for treating inpatients with Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection (CDI) in …

Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection burden in Japan: a multicenter prospective study

H Kato, M Senoh, H Honda, T Fukuda, Y Tagashira… - Anaerobe, 2019 - Elsevier
Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile is the leading cause of healthcare-associated infectious
diarrhea in the developed world. Retrospective studies have shown a lower incidence of C …

Clostridium difficile associated risk of death score (CARDS): a novel severity score to predict mortality among hospitalised patients with C. difficile infection

Z Kassam, C Cribb Fabersunne… - Alimentary …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a public health threat and associated with
significant mortality. However, there is a paucity of objectively derived CDI severity scoring …

[HTML][HTML] Infection prevention and control of Clostridium difficile: a global review of guidelines, strategies, and recommendations

E Balsells, T Filipescu, MH Kyaw, C Wiuff… - Journal of global …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of health care–associated infections.
Given the high incidence of C. difficile infection (CDI) and the lack of primary prevention …

The Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile Infection in Japan: A Systematic Review

TV Riley, T Kimura - Infectious diseases and therapy, 2018 - Springer
To increase understanding of the epidemiology, risks, consequences and resource
utilization of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in Japan, a systematic literature review was …

Clostridioides difficile epidemiology in the Middle and the Far East

M Brajerova, J Zikova, M Krutova - Anaerobe, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Clostridioides difficile is an important pathogen of healthcare-associated
gastrointestinal infections. Recently, an increased number of C. difficile infection (CDI) …