Infection of the colon with the Gram-positive bacterium Clostridium difficile is potentially life
threatening, especially in elderly people and in patients who have dysbiosis of the gut …

Abstract In 2009 the first European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection (ESCMID)
treatment guidance document for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) was published. The …

Abstract Scope In 2009, the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious
Diseases (ESCMID) published the first treatment guidance document for Clostridioides …

Background. Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a common complication of antibiotic
therapy that is treated with antibiotics, contributing to ongoing disruption of the colonic …

Abstract Epidemic C. difficile (027/BI/NAP1) has rapidly emerged in the past decade as the
leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea worldwide. However, the key events in …

Since publication of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America position paper on
Clostridium difficile infection in 1995, significant changes have occurred in the epidemiology …

Binary toxin (CDT) is frequently observed in Clostridium difficile strains associated with
increased severity of C. difficile infection (CDI). CDT belongs to the family of binary ADP …

Background Little is known about the extent of Clostridium difficile infection in Europe. Our
aim was to obtain a more complete overview of C difficile infection in Europe and build …

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 …

Clostridium difficile is now considered to be one of the most important causes of health care-
associated infections. C. difficile infections are also emerging in the community and in …