Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have become increasingly available for
use in the clinical microbiology diagnostic environment. There are three main applications of …

Clostridioides difficile infection is a leading cause of healthcare-associated infections with
significant morbidity and mortality. For the past decade, the bulk of infection prevention and …

Clostridioides difficile is a Gram-positive, spore-forming obligate anaerobe and a major
threat to the healthcare system world-wide. Because of its strict anaerobic requirements, the …

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) remains a major healthcare problem worldwide,
however, little is known about CDI epidemiology in Iran. Between December 2004 and …

We investigated epidemiologic and molecular characteristics of healthcare-associated (HA)
and community-associated (CA) Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among adult patients …

Background The prevalence of community-acquired Clostridioides difficile infection (CA-
CDI) has been rising, due to changes in antibiotics prescribing practices, emergence of …

ABSTRACT Introduction Updating data on Clostridioides difficile antibiotic resistance is
important for treatment improvement of C. difficile infections (CDIs). Areas covered Results …

Clostridioides difficile causes more healthcare-associated infections in the United States
than any other pathogen, with an estimated 500,000 infections and 29,000 deaths per year …

Hospital outbreak investigations are high-stakes epidemiology. Contacts between staff and
patients are numerous; environmental and community exposures are plentiful; and patients …

In people, colonization with Clostridioides difficile, the leading cause of antibiotic-associated
diarrhea, has been shown to be associated with distinct gut microbial features, including …