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Clostridium difficile (bacteria)

Known as: Peptoclostridium difficile, Clostridium difficile, [Clostridium] difficile 
A type of bacterium found in human and animal waste. Clostridium difficile is a common cause of diarrhea that occurs in hospitals. It can also cause… 
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Microbiota transplantation restores normal fecal bile acid composition in recurrent Clostridium difficile infection.
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has emerged as a highly effective therapy for refractory, recurrent Clostridium difficile… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
New multiplex PCR method for the detection of Clostridium difficile toxin A (tcdA) and toxin B (tcdB) and the binary toxin (cdtA/cdtB) genes applied to a Danish strain collection.
Isolates of Clostridium difficile from 159 hospitalized Danish patients (2005) were analysed by a new 5-plex PCR method targeting… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Prevalence of PCR Ribotypes among Clostridium difficile Isolates from Pigs, Calves, and Other Species
ABSTRACT PCR ribotypes were obtained for 144 Clostridium difficile isolates from neonatal pigs. Porcine isolates comprised four… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Reduction of Clostridium Difficile and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus contamination of environmental surfaces after an intervention to improve cleaning methods
BackgroundContaminated environmental surfaces may play an important role in transmission of some healthcare-associated pathogens… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Control of an outbreak of infection with the hypervirulent Clostridium difficile BI strain in a university hospital using a comprehensive "bundle" approach.
BACKGROUND In June 2000, the hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile (CD) infection rate in our hospital (University of… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Clostridium difficile PCR Ribotypes in Calves, Canada
C. difficile, including epidemic PCR ribotypes 017 and 027, were isolated from dairy calves in Canada. 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Molecular Analysis of Clostridium difficile PCR Ribotype 027 Isolates from Eastern and Western Canada
ABSTRACT The prevalence and characteristics of PCR ribotype 027 strains of Clostridium difficile have come into question… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Quantification of Bifidobacterium spp., Escherichia coli and Clostridium difficile in faecal samples of breast-fed and formula-fed infants by real-time PCR.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Molecular characterization of the surface layer proteins from Clostridium difficile
Many bacteria express a surface‐exposed proteinaceous layer, termed the S‐layer, which forms a regular two‐dimensional array… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Comparison of two toxins produced by Clostridium difficile
Clostridium difficile was shown to produce a toxin which could be biochemically separated from the previously described cytotoxin… 
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