While Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has come to prominence as major epidemics have
occurred in North America and Europe over the recent decade, awareness and surveillance …

To increase understanding of the epidemiology, risks, consequences and resource
utilization of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in Japan, a systematic literature review was …

Toxigenic culture and cytotoxicity assays are standard tests for detecting C. difficile infection
(CDI). Others include immunochromatographic strips, a rapid diagnostic test that detects …

Global spread and evolutionary links of an epidemic Clostridium difficile strain (PCR-
ribotype 027) have been noted in recent decades. However, in Japan, no outbreaks caused …

Clostridium difficile infection is almost unrecognized in mainland China. We have
undertaken a study in a large Chinese teaching hospital in Changsha, Hunan, China, to …

To survey healthcare-associated Clostridium difficile infection (HA-CDI) in a 900-bed tertiary-
care hospital, we prospectively investigated the epidemiology of CDI and distribution of PCR …

Objectives Clostridioides difficile is an important pathogen of healthcare-associated
gastrointestinal infections. Recently, an increased number of C. difficile infection (CDI) …

Abstract Background Although increases in Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) incidence
and severity have been observed in numerous countries, the incidence of CDI in Japan …

Objective To examine risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) morbidity and
mortality in Japan. Design Multimethod investigation including a case–control study and …

We reviewed the molecular epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in Japan
by reviewing articles in which typing analysis was performed on recovered C. difficile …