Background Patients with toxigenic Clostridium difficile colonization (tCDC) are at risk of
developing C. difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD). However, the risk factors of hospitalized …

Background The impact of toxigenic Clostridium difficile colonization (tCDC) in hospitalized
patients is not clear. Aim To study the significance of tCDC in hospitalized patients. Methods …

BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile is a toxin-producing bacterium that is responsible for
toxicity to the colonic mucosa, causing inflammation, necrosis, and, in some extreme cases …

Background Previous epidemiological studies on Clostridium-difficile-Associated Diarrhea
(CDAD) have focused on hospitalized patients with nosocomial transmission. However …

BACKGROUND: The role of Clostridium difficile (CD) carriers in health care-associated CD
transmission has been identified as an area needing research. We investigated the …

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

In this prospective cohort study, we investigated the prevalence of Clostridium
difficileassociated diarrhea (CDAD) in adult patients with nosocomial diarrhea by performing …

Background Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the leading cause of hospital-acquired
diarrhoea in developed countries, however a high proportion of CDI episodes go …

Background Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea.
Hospitalized patients were at risk of C. difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD). However the …

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The incidence of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea
(CDAD) is increasing worldwide. Spread of an epidemic hypervirulent strain in southern …