We conducted a nationwide molecular epidemiological study of Clostridium difficile infection
(CDI) in Japan investigated the correlation between the presence of binary toxin genes and …

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

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) causes mild to severe diarrhoea and
pseudomembranous colitis in patients who had prior antibiotic exposure. Despite CDI being …

Background and purpose Although the clinical manifestations of and risk factors for
Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) have been extensively investigated in …

The purpose of this investigation was to study risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection
(CDI) in an endemic setting. In a 34-month prospective case–control study, we compared the …

Objectives: This study examined the frequency of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) among
hospital admission and diarrhoeal stool samples over a six-year period. Methods: A review …

Critical patients are susceptible to Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs), which cause
significant morbidity and mortality in the hospital. In Taiwan, the epidemiology of CDI in …

Highlights•We studied the prevalence of Clostridium difficile infection in Wuhan,
China.•Overall prevalence of Clostridium difficile infection in 2 large tertiary care centers was …

Results We observed a growing annual incidence (1.05, 1.7, and 2.6 per 1000 admissions
in 1999, 2000 and 2001, respectively). Hyponatremia (OR= 5.16) and vomiting (OR= 3.09) …

Aim In this study, the prevalence of C. difficile, from patients with gastrointestinal complaints
and its association with other enteropathogen microbes were investigated. Background …