COVID-19 and Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI): Possible implications for elderly patients

P Spigaglia - Anaerobe, 2020 - Elsevier
COVID-19 dramatically affects the elderly. Due to the large usage of antibiotics during the
current pandemic and the gastrointestinal manifestations of COVID-19, the elderly …

[HTML][HTML] How Does COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Incidence of Clostridioides difficile Infection and Exacerbation of Its Gastrointestinal Symptoms?

M Azimirad, M Noori, H Raeisi, A Yadegar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread all over the world with a very high
rate of mortality. Different symptoms developed by COVID-19 infection and its impacts on …

The burden of Clostridioides difficile infection in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

G Granata, N Petrosillo, S Al Moghazi, E Caraffa… - Anaerobe, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives The main aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the
proportion of confirmed COVID-19 patients with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and to …

[PDF][PDF] Clostridioides difficile infection in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): an underestimated problem

K Lewandowski, M Rosołowski, M Kaniewska… - Pol Arch Intern …, 2021 - scholar.archive.org
INTROduCTION The use of antibiotics and possibility of microbiota disruption during the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) pandemic have raised questions about the incidence …

[HTML][HTML] Clostridioides difficile infection epidemiology and clinical characteristics in COVID-19 pandemic

S Vázquez-Cuesta, M Olmedo, E Reigadas… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Information on Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in patients with COVID-19 is scarce and
points to an overall decrease of episodes during the pandemic. This situation results …

Clostridioides Difficile Co-Infection in Patients with COVID-19

R Maslennikov, V Ivashkin, A Ufimtseva… - Future …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: To assess the impact of Clostridioides difficile infection on the course of COVID-19.
Methods: The authors included 809 patients with COVID-19 in this retrospective study: 55 …

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on prevalence of Clostridioides difficile infection in a UK tertiary centre

S Voona, H Abdic, R Montgomery, A Clarkson… - Anaerobe, 2022 - Elsevier
Serious concerns have been raised about a possible increase in cases of Clostridioides
difficile infection (CDI) during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a retrospective …

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) during the COVID-19 pandemic

P Spigaglia - Anaerobe, 2022 - Elsevier
The ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has dramatically tested healthcare
systems around the world, with serious repercussions on the measures of prevention and …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of Clostridioides difficile and Other Gastrointestinal Pathogens in Patients with COVID-19

M Laszkowska, J Kim, AS Faye, AM Joelson… - Digestive diseases and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Gastrointestinal symptoms are common in patients with COVID-19, but
prevalence of co-infection with enteric pathogens is unknown. Aims This study assessed the …

The other 'C': Hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile infection during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

K Hazel, M Skally, E Glynn, M Foley… - Infection Control & …, 2022 - cambridge.org
In total, 50 patients with HA-CDI were identified, and most were admitted under the care of
medical specialties: 14 in 2018, 27 in 2019, and 9 in 2020 (4 of whom had COVID-19)(Table …