Clostridioides difficile(C. difficile) is a bacterium that causes inflammation of the colon.C. difficileinfection causes diarrhoea, serious bowel problems (including fever, stomach pain and nausea) and can ultimately be fatal.1 C. difficileinfection causes approximately half a million illnesses each...
The last 2 decades have been crucial in enhancing the detection, surveillance, and estimation of the burden ofC difficileinfections globally, including in the United States and Europe. Countries have made concerted efforts to implement diagnostic, surveillance, and infection prevention and control protoco...
C. difficile infection (CDI) is a worldwide healthcare problem with ~30% of cases failing primary therapy, placing a burden on healthcare systems and increasing patient morbidity. We have little understanding of why these therapies fail. Here, we use a c
What do I need to know about a C. diff infection (CDI)?Clostridioides difficile, Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, is a bacterium that causes diarrhea, irritation, and swelling of the colon.How does C. diff spread?The bowel movement of a person with a CDI contains C. diff. ...
1. Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in the pre-COVID-19 pandemic period In the last decades, Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile has emerged as the main cause of healthcare-associated infective diarrhea, rapidly becoming an urgent global public health threat [[1], [2], [3]]....
into the colon. It can be delivered through many means including colonoscopy or by enema, thus, bypassing the acidic environment of the stomach. Though the name sounds undesirable, this therapy has been found to be a safe and efficacious treatment forC. difficileinfection in numerous studies1,2...
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diff infection (CDI)?Clostridioides difficile, Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, is a bacterium that causes diarrhea, irritation, and swelling of your child's colon. Antibiotic use is the most common cause of CDI.How do C. diff spread?
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of infectious diarrhea among allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) recipients. The relationship between CDI and acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) has been a topic of interest, as these 2 conditions may influenc...