A prospective study was conducted during a one-year period between 2006 and 2007 to
describe the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) at University …

Background Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is well-known as the major cause of
infectious diarrhea in hospitalized patients. Community-onset CDI (CO-CDI) is an emerging …

Clostridium difficile is a unique pathogen that often predominates in the bowel microflora as
a result of the microbial compositional changes following antibiotic treatment. The hospital …

Background Over the last decade, Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has emerged as a
significant nosocomial infection, yet little has been reported from China. This study aimed to …

Clinical background and molecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in the
University Hospital Centre Split were investigated from January 2010 to December 2011. In …

Molecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has been extensively studied
in North America and Europe; however, limited data on CDI are available in the Asia-Pacific …

Background Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of nosocomial infectious
diarrhea in the United States. However, recent reports have documented that C. difficile …

Objectives This prospective study was performed to determine the incidence, risk factors,
severity and outcomes of community-associated Clostridium difficile infection (CA-CDI) in …

Background/Purpose To investigate the clinical characteristics of Clostridium difficile
infection (CDI) at a medical center in Taiwan. Methods Patients with CDI were identified from …

Background Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is an emerging healthcare problem in the
world. The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic epidemiological research of …