Objectives Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is still a major clinical challenge. Previous
studies have demonstrated multiple distinct C. difficile strains in the faeces of patients with …

Background Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is still a major challenge to healthcare
facilities. The detection of multiple C. difficile strains has been reported in some patient …

Objectives: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of morbidity in the
nosocomial environment. Antimicrobial agents such as the third-generation cephalosporins …

Clostridium difficile can cause antibiotic-associated diarrhea in hospitalized patients.
Asymptomatic colonization by C. difficile is common during the neonatal period and early …

Given that Clostridium difficile is not part of the normal human microbiota, if multiple strains
are to accumulate in the colon implies successive exposure events and/or persistent …

The incidence of Clostridium difficile infection is increasing, with reports implicating
fluoroquinolone use. A three-stage chemostat gut model was used to study the effects of …

The aim of the present study was to investigate the colonization status of Clostridium difficile
in healthy individuals. In total, 139 healthy adults from two study groups were examined at …

Comparing culture-and non-culture-based methods for quantifying Clostridium difficile in
antibiotic-associated-diarrhea patients, we found that the real-time PCR method correlated …

Objectives We compared the behaviour of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotypes 001 and 027 in
a human gut model, and compared the responses to metronidazole exposure. Methods …

Clostridium difficile is considered to be a leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea. C.
difficile (CDI) infection shows a high rate of recurrence. There would have to be a …