Probiotics for Prevention and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection

L Valdés-Varela, M Gueimonde… - Updates on Clostridium …, 2018 - Springer
Probiotics have been claimed as a valuable tool to restore the balance in the intestinal
microbiota following a dysbiosis caused by, among other factors, antibiotic therapy. This …

[PDF][PDF] Clostridium difficile Infection: What's New?

GS Seo - Intestinal Research, 2013 - synapse.koreamed.org
Since 2000, Clostridium difficile infection has increased substantially in both hospital-
acquired and community-acquired diarrhea, not only in North America but also in Europe …

Probiotics for the Primary and Secondary Prevention of C. difficile Infections: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review

LV McFarland - Antibiotics, 2015 - mdpi.com
Clostridium difficile infections are a global clinical concern and are one of the leading
causes of nosocomial outbreaks. Preventing these infections has benefited from …

Introduction to the Special Issue on Clostridioides difficile Infection, Second Edition

G Granata - Antibiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Clostridioides difficile (CD) is a Gram-positive, anaerobic bacterium that is one of the most
common causes of infective diarrhoea worldwide [1]. Among hospitalized patients …

Emerging alternatives against Clostridioides difficile infection

A Romero-Rodríguez, CM de la Peña… - Anaerobe, 2022 - Elsevier
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a significant worry within healthcare institutions and
the community. It is one of the leading agents causing severe diarrhea worldwide. Effective …

Live Biotherapeutic Products for the Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection

NN Pettit, KM Shaeer… - Annals of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To review the efficacy, safety, and role of live biotherapeutic products (LBPs) in
the prevention of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI). Data Sources: A literature …

Clostridioides difficile infection in inflammatory bowel disease: a clinical review

M Tang, C Wang, Y Xia, J Tang, J Wang… - Expert Review of Anti …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Strong clinical data demonstrate that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an
independent risk factor for Clostridiodes difficile infection (CDI) and suggest a globally …

[HTML][HTML] Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection: risk factors, treatment, and prevention

JH Song, YS Kim - Gut and liver, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The most common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea is Clostridium difficile infection
(CDI). Recurrent C. difficile infection (rCDI) often occurs after successful treatment of CDI …

Review of the emerging treatment of Clostridium difficile infection with fecal microbiota transplantation and insights into future challenges

Z Kassam, CH Lee, RH Hunt - Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, 2014 - labmed.theclinics.com
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most common health care–associated
infections in the United States, and there is concern regarding the emergence of community …

Non-antibiotic therapy for Clostridioides difficile infection: a review

J Yang, H Yang - Critical reviews in clinical laboratory sciences, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a common infectious disease that is mainly caused
by antibiotics. Antibiotic therapy is still the dominant treatment for CDI, although it is …