Infection of the colon with the Gram-positive bacterium Clostridium difficile is potentially life
threatening, especially in elderly people and in patients who have dysbiosis of the gut …

Clostridium difficile is the main causative agent of antibiotic-associated and health care-
associated infective diarrhea. Recently, there has been growing interest in alternative …

Triptolide (TP), a traditional Chinese medicine, has been reported to be effective in the
treatment of autoimmune diseases and exerting antineoplastic activity in several human …

Despite enhanced infection prevention efforts, Clostridioides difficile remains the leading
cause of healthcare-associated infections in the United States. Current prevention strategies …

Importance Since 2000, the incidence and severity ofClostridium difficileinfection (CDI) have
increased. Objective To review current evidence regarding best practices for the diagnosis …

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) continues to affect patients in hospitals and communities
worldwide. The spectrum of clinical disease ranges from mild diarrhoea to toxic megacolon …

Background It has been thought that Clostridium difficile infection is transmitted
predominantly within health care settings. However, endemic spread has hampered …

Since publication of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America position paper on
Clostridium difficile infection in 1995, significant changes have occurred in the epidemiology …

Background Clostridium difficile infection is the leading cause of health care–associated
diarrhea, and the bacterium can also be carried asymptomatically. The objective of this study …

The most common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea is Clostridium difficile infection
(CDI). Recurrent C. difficile infection (rCDI) often occurs after successful treatment of CDI …