The Changing Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile Infections

J Freeman, MP Bauer, SD Baines… - Clinical microbiology …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
The epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has changed dramatically during
this millennium. Infection rates have increased markedly in most countries with detailed …

Enteropathogenic bacteria in dogs and cats: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment, and control

SL Marks, SC Rankin, BA Byrne… - Journal of veterinary …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This report offers a consensus opinion on the diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment, and
control of the primary enteropathogenic bacteria in dogs and cats, with an emphasis on …

Clostridium difficile – From Colonization to Infection

H Schaeffler, A Breitrueck - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Clostridium difficile is the most frequent cause of nosocomial antibiotic-associated diarrhea.
The incidence of C. difficile infection (CDI) has been rising worldwide with subsequent …

Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile in animals

JS Weese - Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile is a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that is an
important cause of disease in people, a variably important cause of disease in some animal …

[HTML][HTML] Clostridium difficile in food–-innocent bystander or serious threat?

JS Weese - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2010 - Elsevier
Clostridium difficile is a critically important cause of disease in humans, particularly in
hospitalized individuals. Three major factors have raised concern about the potential for this …

Clostridium difficile in Food and Animals: A Comprehensive Review

C Rodriguez, B Taminiau, J Van Broeck… - … Infectious Diseases and …, 2016 - Springer
Zoonoses are infections or diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans
through direct contact, close proximity or the environment. Clostridium difficile is ubiquitous …

The emergence of 'hypervirulence'in Clostridium difficile

ST Cartman, JT Heap, SA Kuehne, A Cockayne… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
The impact of Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) in healthcare settings
throughout the developed world is considerable in terms of mortality, morbidity, and disease …

Evaluation of Clostridium difficile in dogs and the household environment

JS Weese, R Finley, RR Reid-Smith… - Epidemiology & …, 2010 - cambridge.org
Clostridium difficile may be an emerging community-associated pathogen but little is known
about its sources of exposure. This study evaluated C. difficile contamination in households …

Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Community-Associated Clostridium difficile Infection: A Narrative Review

LE Bloomfield, TV Riley - Infectious diseases and therapy, 2016 - Springer
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) was once considered a primarily nosocomial concern.
Emerging evidence from the last 20 years has highlighted a drastic shift in the known …

Clostridium difficile infection in humans and animals, differences and similarities

EC Keessen, W Gaastra, LJA Lipman - Veterinary microbiology, 2011 - Elsevier
Clostridium difficile is well known as the most common cause of nosocomial infections in
human patients. In recent years a change in epidemiology towards an increase in incidence …