Clostridium difficile is well recognized as the major, if not the only, important cause of
infectious diarrhea that develops in patients after hospitalization in the United States, and …

Clostridium difficile can be a fatal hospital-acquired infection and its prevalence has
increased. Accurate diagnosis of C difficile is essential for patient management, infection …

Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of an index of underlying disease severity
(Horn's index) in identifying patients with a high probability of having nosocomial Clostridium …

Background. Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) is the major cause of health
care-associated infectious diarrhea. Current laboratory testing lacks a single assay that is …

You are an experienced clinician working at a hospital emergency department. One
morning, a 33-year-old man presents with palpitations. He describes the new onset of …

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) seems to be changing—with increasing virulence and
incidence, more resistance to metronidazole, and worse outcomes. Accurate diagnosis is …

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

Clostridium difficile является основным возбу дителем нозокомиальной диареи,
связанной с назначением антимикробных препаратов. Одна ко данной проблеме в …

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 …

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is changing as evidenced by increasing virulence, rising
incidence, unresponsiveness to metronidazole therapy, and worse outcomes. Thus, it is …