Abstract Scope In 2009, the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious
Diseases (ESCMID) published the first treatment guidance document for Clostridioides …

Clostridioides difficile is the most common cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea. Disease
complications as well as recurrent infections contribute significantly to morbidity and …

Although antibiotics have been indispensable in the advancement of modern medicine,
there are downsides to their use. Growing resistance to broad-spectrum antibiotics is …

Objective: Clostridioides difficile infection and recurrent C. difficile infection result in
substantial economic burden and healthcare resource use. Sepsis and bowel surgery are …

Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection is one of the most contagious diseases associated with
high morbidity and mortality rates in hospitalised patients. Accurate diagnosis can slow its …

Clostridioides difficile is an increasingly common pathogen both within and outside the
hospital and is responsible for a large clinical spectrum from asymptomatic carriage to …

Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and is capable
of causing severe symptoms, such as pseudomembranous colitis and toxic megacolon. An …

Background Hospital-acquired diarrhoea (HAD) and Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI)
may be triggered by antibiotic use. Objectives To determine the effect of specific antibiotic …

Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of healthcare-associated infectious diarrhoea.
However, it is increasingly appreciated that healthcare-associated infections derive from …

Introduction Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) remains a worldwide clinical problem.
Increased incidence of primary infection, occurrence of hypertoxigenic ribotypes, and more …