New treatment approaches for Clostridioides difficile infections: alternatives to antibiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation

T Bratkovič, A Zahirović, M Bizjak, M Rupnik… - Gut …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Clostridioides difficile causes a range of debilitating intestinal symptoms that may be fatal. It
is particularly problematic as a hospital-acquired infection, causing significant costs to the …

Prevention of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

SE Madoff, M Urquiaga, CD Alonso, CP Kelly - Anaerobe, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Recurrent Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile infection (rCDI) is common,
and patients who have had one recurrence are more likely to have multiple recurrences …

Therapeutics for Clostridioides difficile infection: molecules and microbes

S Khanna, E Voth - Expert Review of Gastroenterology & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a major healthcare problem in the
developed world, and effective management of recurrent infection remains one of the …

Recent advances in the treatment of C. difficile using biotherapeutic agents

VV Giau, H Lee, SSA An, J Hulme - Infection and Drug Resistance, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is rapidly becoming one of the most prevalent health care–
associated bacterial infections in the developed world. The emergence of new, more virulent …

Probiotics in Clostridium difficile infection: reviewing the need for a multistrain probiotic

M Hell, C Bernhofer, P Stalzer… - Beneficial …, 2013 - wageningenacademic.com
In the past two years an enormous amount of molecular, genetic, metabolomic and
mechanistic data on the host-bacterium interaction, a healthy gut microbiota and a possible …

Clostridioides Difficile: A Concise Review of Best Practices and Updates

A Yakout, Y Bi, DM Harris - Journal of Primary Care & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most common and severe nosocomial
infections worldwide. It can also affect healthy individuals in the community. The incidence of …

Existing and investigational therapies for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection: A focus on narrow spectrum, microbiota-sparing agents

HG Maxwell-Scott, SD Goldenberg - Medecine et maladies infectieuses, 2018 - Elsevier
Despite intense international attention and efforts to reduce its incidence, Clostridium difficile
infection (CDI) remains a significant concern for patients, clinicians, and healthcare …

[HTML][HTML] Microbiota-Based Therapeutics as New Standard-of-Care Treatment for Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection

J Stallhofer, A Steube, K Katzer, A Stallmach - Visceral Medicine, 2024 - karger.com
Background: Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is a spore-forming bacterial species that
ubiquitously exists in the environment. Colonization by C. difficile is highly prevalent in …

[HTML][HTML] Clostridium difficile infection and antibiotic-associated diarrhoea

BH Mullish, HRT Williams - Clinical Medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Antibiotic-associated diarrhoea is among the most common adverse events related to
antibiotic use. Most cases are mild, but Clostridium difficile infection causes a spectrum of …

[HTML][HTML] Application of Microbiome Management in Therapy for Clostridioides difficile Infections: From Fecal Microbiota Transplantation to Probiotics to Microbiota …

CW Chiu, PJ Tsai, CC Lee, WC Ko, YP Hung - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Oral vancomycin and metronidazole, though they are the therapeutic choice for
Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs), also markedly disturb microbiota, leading to a …