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Clostridium difficile infection

Known as: C. diff Infection, C. diff. Infections, C. diff Colitis 
A bacterial infection of the colon secondary to infection with Clostridium difficile bacteria. This infection generally results from the loss of… 
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Bacterial InfectionsClostridium difficile colitisColitisDiarrhea

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Clostridium Infections

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Review
2017
Review
2017
Effect of Oral Capsule– vs Colonoscopy-Delivered Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: A Randomized Clinical Trial
  • D. KaoB. Roach T. Louie
  • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
  • 2017
  • Corpus ID: 3545853
Importance Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is effective in preventing recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (RCDI… 
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Antibiotic-induced shifts in the mouse gut microbiome and metabolome increase susceptibility to Clostridium difficile infection
Antibiotics can have significant and long-lasting effects on the gastrointestinal tract microbiota, reducing colonization… 
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Fecal Microbiota Transplant for Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Immunocompromised Patients
OBJECTIVES:Patients who are immunocompromised (IC) are at increased risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), which has… 
Review
2014
Review
2014
Antibiotics and hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection: update of systematic review and meta-analysis.
OBJECTIVES To update the evidence for associations between antibiotic classes and hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile… 
Review
2013
Review
2013
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridium difficile Infection: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
OBJECTIVES: The clinical and economic burden of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is significant. Recurrent CDI management… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Standardized Frozen Preparation for Transplantation of Fecal Microbiota for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection
OBJECTIVES:While fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is historically known to be an effective means to treat recurrent… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Treatment of First Recurrence of Clostridium difficile Infection: Fidaxomicin Versus Vancomycin
Recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) occurs in approximately 25% of successfully treated patients. Two phase 3… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Cumulative antibiotic exposures over time and the risk of Clostridium difficile infection.
BACKGROUND Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea and is most commonly associated… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Proton pump inhibitors and risk for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection.
BACKGROUND Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are widely used gastric acid suppressants, but they are often prescribed without clear… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Changes in predominant bacterial populations in human faeces with age and with Clostridium difficile infection.
The bacterial composition of human faeces can vary greatly with factors such as age and disease, although relatively few studies… 
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