Insights into the Evolving Epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile Infection and Treatment: A Global Perspective

C Liu, T Monaghan, A Yadegar, T Louie, D Kao - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Clostridioides difficile remains an important public health threat, globally. Since the
emergence of the hypervirulent strain, ribotype 027, new strains have been reported to …

Clostridium difficile ribotype 017 – characterization, evolution and epidemiology of the dominant strain in Asia

K Imwattana, DR Knight, B Kullin… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Clostridium difficile ribotype (RT) 017 is an important toxigenic C. difficile RT which, due to a
deletion in the repetitive region of the tcdA gene, only produces functional toxin B. Strains …

Clostridioides difficile infection in the Asia-Pacific region

DA Collins, KM Sohn, Y Wu, K Ouchi… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Clostridioides difficile causes healthcare-related diarrhoea in high-income countries. Highly
resistant spores persist in healthcare facilities, primarily infecting patients who have recently …

Clostridium difficile-associated Diarrhea in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

D Curcio, A Cané, FA Fernández, J Correa - Infectious diseases and …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Introduction The prevalence of Clostridium difficile infection is rapidly increasing
worldwide, but prevalence is difficult to estimate in developing countries where awareness …

Clostridioides difficile ribotypes 001 and 126 were predominant in Tehran healthcare settings from 2004 to 2018: a 14-year-long cross-sectional study

M Azimirad, M Krutova, A Yadegar… - Emerging microbes & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) remains a major healthcare problem worldwide,
however, little is known about CDI epidemiology in Iran. Between December 2004 and …

Assessing the burden of Clostridium difficile infection in low-and middle-income countries

GA Roldan, AX Cui, NR Pollock - Journal of clinical microbiology, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
In contrast to the significant resources invested in the diagnosis and prevention of
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in resource-rich settings, in resource-limited settings …

[HTML][HTML] Prevention of Clostridioides difficile in hospitals: A position paper of the International Society for Infectious Diseases

M Doll, AR Marra, A Apisarnthanarak… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Clostridioides difficile infection is an increasing presence worldwide. Prevention is
multipronged, reflecting a complex and evolving epidemiology. Multiple guidelines exist …

Antimicrobial susceptibilities of Clostridium difficile isolates from 12 Asia-Pacific countries in 2014 and 2015

T Lew, P Putsathit, KM Sohn, Y Wu… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile causes toxin-mediated diarrhea and
pseudomembranous colitis, primarily among hospital inpatients. Outbreaks of C. difficile …

Prevalence of Non-Toxigenic Clostridioides difficile in Diarrhoea Patients and Their Clinical Characteristics

CH Jeon, SH Kim, YM Wi - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Non-toxigenic Clostridioides difficile (NTCD) has been shown to decrease the risk of
recurrent C. difficile infection (CDI) in patients following metronidazole or vancomycin …

Clostridioides difficile epidemiology in the Middle and the Far East

M Brajerova, J Zikova, M Krutova - Anaerobe, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Clostridioides difficile is an important pathogen of healthcare-associated
gastrointestinal infections. Recently, an increased number of C. difficile infection (CDI) …