… Diagnostic strategies for C. difficile are complicated both by the wide range of bacterial
targets and tests … In this Review, we describe the latest advances in the understanding of C. …

… Traditionally, Clostridium difficile has been considered a typical healthcare-associated
pathogen—that is, one transmitted within healthcare facilities and thus prevented by …

… Infection of the colon with the Gram-positive bacterium Clostridium difficile is potentially life
… difficile is an obligate anaerobic bacterium, transmission occurs primarily via spores. SCFA, …

… With the costs of DNA sequencing rapidly falling and its use becoming more and more
widespread, genomics will revolutionize our understanding of the transmission of bacterial …

… Clostridium difficile is ubiquitous in the environment, and the bacterium is able to colonise
the … a risk of foodborne transmission. This review summarises the current available data on …

… same bacterial species. We investigated the important healthcare-associated infection
Clostridium difficile, … a previously undetected transmission event. By interrogating a database of …

… transmission and control measures on Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), we constructed a
transmission … can be introduced by a patient who acquired the bacteria in the hospital, CDI …

… Combined genotyping/whole genome sequencing and epidemiological data suggest that
in endemic settings only a minority of Clostridium difficile infection, CDI, is acquired from other …

… Transmission occurs among people by bacteria and spores passing from stools; people
may also become infected by spores in the environment. There are many strains with differing …

… transmission of bacterial biofilms, Clostridium difficile, and other types of pathogenic
spore-forming bacteria … a risk factor for the transmission of bacterial biofilms and the endospores or …