We determined the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of bloodstream infections (BSI)
subsequent to Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). We performed a retrospective study of all …

Background Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of infectious diarrhea that develops in
patients after hospitalization during antibiotic administration. It has also become a big issue …

Objective: To identify independent risk factors for enteric carriage of vancomycin-resistant
Enterococcus faecium (VREF) in hospitalized patients tested for Clostridium difficile toxin …

Clostridium difficile, the most commonly recognized diarrheagenic pathogen among
hospitalized persons, can cause outpatient diarrhea. Of 1,091 outpatients with diarrhea, we …

We aimed to characterize Clostridioides difficile isolates cultured during a six-month single-
center study from stool samples of patients with C. difficile infection (CDI) genotyped by the …

Background Clostridium difficile (CD) is the leading cause of infectious health-care
associated diarrhea. However, little is known regarding CD carriage and transmission …

Abstract Background Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile causes antimicrobial-associated
diarrhoea, however, presentations may range from asymptomatic carriage to severe …

Objective To investigate the clinical features of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in
hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and to analyze the impact of …

Abstract Background Clostridioides difficile (formerly Clostridium difficile) is well-
documented in Europe and North America to be a common cause of healthcare-associated …

Clostridium difficile (CD), a bacterium responsible for causing 15%-25% of all cases of
infectious diarrhea, is most commonly associated with infection of the colon. Rarely, though …