Update on Commonly Used Molecular Typing Methods for Clostridioides difficile

A Abad-Fau, E Sevilla, I Martín-Burriel, B Moreno… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the significant Clostridioides
difficile molecular typing techniques currently employed in research and medical …

Clostridioides difficile in Latin America: a comprehensive review of literature (1984–2021)

L Acuña-Amador, C Quesada-Gómez, C Rodríguez - Anaerobe, 2022 - Elsevier
This narrative review summarizes literature on C. difficile and C. difficile infections (CDI) that
emerged from Latin America (LA) between 1984 and 2021. The revised information includes …

Fecal shedding of Clostridioides difficile in calves in Sao Paulo state, Brazil

FM Cerri, RM Basso, WAB Pereira, JM da Silva Silveira… - Anaerobe, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the fecal shedding of C. difficile in calves on farms in
Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Materials and methods Fecal samples (n= 300) were collected from …

[HTML][HTML] Validation of Lyophilized Human Fecal Microbiota for the Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Pilot Study with Pharmacoeconomic Analysis of a …

CH Yamada, GB Ortis, GM Buso, TC Martins… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) represents a prevalent and potentially
severe health concern linked to the usage of broad-spectrum antibiotics. The aim of this …

Characterization of the virulence of three novel clade 2 Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile strains and a two-year screening in animals and humans in Brazil

AN Diniz, LNF Moura, DSG Cruz, CA Oliveira Junior… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection (CDI) is an evolving global healthcare problem,
and owing to the diverse and dynamic molecular epidemiology of C. difficile, new strains …

CLINICAL OUTCOME AND SEVERITY OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES (CLOSTRIDIUM) DIFFICILE INFECTION AT A TERTIARY REFERRAL HOSPITAL IN BRAZIL

FAC Carvalho, ROS Silva, BMRT SANTOS… - Arquivos de …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Background: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a potentially severe disease that can
present with refractoriness, recurrence, and evolution to death. In Brazil, the epidemiology of …

Incidence of healthcare-associated Clostridioides difficile infection in a quaternary referral university hospital in Brazil

DS Braga, DF Oliveira, NV Lourenço, GM Carvalho… - Anaerobe, 2023 - Elsevier
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is an important cause of diarrhea in hospitals
worldwide. The incidence of CDI in Latin America has not yet been standardized. To fill this …

[HTML][HTML] Clostridioides difficile from Brazilian hospitals: characterization of virulence genes by whole genome sequencing

CF Rizek, RC Martins, ES Girão, B de Melo Tavares… - Microbes and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Clostridioides difficile (CD) is the most frequent cause of healthcare related diarrhea and its
severity has increased in the last decade by the spread of hypervirulent strains. Most …

Metronidazole for Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections in Brazil: A Single-Center Experience and Risk Factors for Mortality

JDF Alves, A Yamaguti, JS de Mendonça… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
We describe the epidemiology of C. difficile infections (CDIs) focused on treatment and
analyze the risk factors for mortality. This is a retrospective cohort study of CDI cases with a …

Analysis of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Children with Diarrhea in Two Hospitals in Southern Brazil

AC Maestri, D Mesa, TM Vasconcelos, D Krul… - Current …, 2023 - Springer
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) has been increasingly observed in children, but there is
a lack of epidemiological and molecular data on CDI in Latin America. This prospective …