The laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) is based on
culture and toxin detection in fecal specimens. Culture is performed on a commercially …

PURPOSE: This review examines the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and
current medical and operative strategies in the treatment of Clostridium difficile diarrhea and …

The incidence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has risen almost 3-fold in the United
States over the past decade, emphasizing the need for rapid and accurate tests for CDI. The …

Clostridium difficile is the major causative agent of nosocomial antibiotic-associated
diarrhea, colitis, and pseudomembranous colitis. The pathogenicity of C. difficile is closely …

Background. Current detection methods for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) can be time-
consuming and have variable sensitivities. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) may …

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is considered to be the main cause of bacterial infectious
diarrhea in nosocomial settings. Since the beginning of the new century a continuous rise in …

There are well-documented risk factors associated with the development of antibiotic-
associated diarrhoea; knowledge of these and of the typical signs and symptoms should …

Objective To assess the usefulness of 2 rapid molecular diagnostic techniques, polymerase
chain reaction (PCR) and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), in Clostridium …

In human medicine, Clostridium (C.) difficile is since many years a well‐known cause of
nosocomial diarrhea induced by antibiotic treatment. In horses, C. difficile was recently …

Strains of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF) are associated with diarrhea in young
farm animals and, at least in particular settings, in children. Enterotoxin production by ETBF …