Furthermore, to characterize the clinical Clostridium difficile isolates and the distribution of
PCR ribotypes circulating in the San Carlo Borromeo hospital, molecular typing using semi …

Clinical features of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) detected by PCR, but not by
conventional methods, are poorly understood. We compared the clinical features of CDI …

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is an increasing concern in China. However, the risk
factors of CDI are rarely reported in the Chinese population. A prospective observational …

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is increasingly recognized as a significant community
acquired pathogen that causes disease in the community. The aim of the study was to …

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is associated with risk for severe disease and high
mortality. Little is known about the extent of hospital-acquired CDI in Mainland China. In this …

Toxigenic Clostridium difficile is the most common etiologic agent of hospital-acquired
diarrhea in developed countries. The role of this pathogen in nosocomial diarrhea in Eastern …

Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection has become one of the major hospital-associated
infections in Western countries in the last two decades. However, there is limited information …

Few studies on risk factors for and transmission of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in
China have been reported. A cross-sectional study was conducted for 3 years in eastern …

Background: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has been a major growing problem in
hospitals in recent years. Detection of the source of Clostridium difficile strains is of …

Definition of community-onset, hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection (CO-HA-CDI)
is difficult in patients presenting with diarrhea at hospitals or outpatient clinics, especially 4 …