Clostridioides difficile infection: an emerging zoonosis?

CS Tsai, YP Hung, JC Lee, LS Syue… - Expert Review of Anti …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection (CDI) is the most common cause of
antibiotic-associated diarrhea and one of the common infections in healthcare facilities. In …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence, Colonization, Epidemiology, and Public Health Significance of Clostridioides difficile in Companion Animals

BG Hernandez, AA Vinithakumari… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Clostridioides difficile, previously Clostrdium difficile, is a major cause of antibiotic-
associated enteric disease in humans in hospital settings. Increased incidence of C. difficile …

[HTML][HTML] Clostridioides (Clostridium) Difficile in Food-Producing Animals, Horses and Household Pets: A Comprehensive Review

M Kachrimanidou, E Tzika, G Filioussis - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile is ubiquitous in the environment and is also considered
as a bacterium of great importance in diarrhea-associated disease for humans and different …

Foodborne transmission of Clostridioides difficile: a review

LY Kong - Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Genomic studies show that a new approach to studying C. difficile transmission is needed.
Further research on C. difficile epidemiology should shift from a primarily nosocomial setting …

Dogs are carriers of Clostridioides difficile lineages associated with human community-acquired infections

OG Bjöersdorff, S Lindberg, K Kiil, S Persson… - Anaerobe, 2021 - Elsevier
There is an increasing concern about the role of animals as reservoirs of Clostridioides
difficile. In this study, we investigated prevalence, antimicrobial resistance and zoonotic …

Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile in animals

JS Weese - Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile is a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that is an
important cause of disease in people, a variably important cause of disease in some animal …

Clostridioides difficile as a Potential Pathogen of Importance to One Health: A Review

M Mitchell, SV Nguyen, G Macori, D Bolton… - Foodborne …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Clostridioides difficile (basonym Clostridium) is a bacterial enteropathogen associated with
cases of C. difficile infection that can result in pseudomembranous colitis, rapid fluid loss …

Clostridioides difficile carriage in animals and the associated changes in the host fecal microbiota

R Thanissery, MR McLaren, A Rivera, AD Reed… - Anaerobe, 2020 - Elsevier
The relationship between the gut microbiota and Clostridioides difficile, and its role in the
severity of C. difficile infection in humans is an area of active research. Intestinal carriage of …

The Ecology and Pathobiology of Clostridium difficile Infections: An Interdisciplinary Challenge

ER Dubberke, DB Haslam, C Lanzas… - Zoonoses and public …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Clostridium difficile is a well recognized pathogen of humans and animals. Although C.
difficile was first identified over 70 years ago, much remains unknown in regards to the …

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) …