We studied the epidemiology and microbiology of Clostridium difficile and the characteristics
of patients with C. difficile infection (CDI) in Crete in three groups of hospitalized patients …

Clostridium difficile is recognized as being a causal agent in nosocomial diarrhea in adults,
occurring during or after antibiotic treatment. However its prevalence in the stools of hospital …

Methods: We analyzed all patients (except children ages 0-2), diagnosed with CDI based on
anamnestic and epidemiological, clinical picture and microbiological tests (proof of toxins in …

Over the past two decades Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has appeared as a major
public health threat. We performed a retrospective study based on the records of patients …

The purpose of this investigation was to study risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection
(CDI) in an endemic setting. In a 34-month prospective case–control study, we compared the …

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is gradually being recognised as a cause of morbidity in
the community. We investigated the incidence and clinical characteristics of CDI in a …

Background: AlthoughClostridium difficileis the main agent responsible for nosocomial
diarrhea in adults, its prevalence in stool cultures sent to hospital microbiology laboratories …

INTRODUCTION: The surveillance of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) in France was
reinforced after the emergence of the PCR-ribotype 027 epidemic clone in 2006; notification …

To elucidate the prevalence, characteristics and risk factors of community-onset Clostridium
difficile infection (CO-CDI), an uncontrolled prospective study was performed. For 3 months …

Introduction Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common cause of health-care-
associated infectious diarrhea. Recurrence rates are as high as 20–30% after standard …