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… (More)
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Bacterial InfectionsClostridium difficile colitisColitisDiarrhea
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Clostridium Infections

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Clostridium difficile infection
Intestines
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Duodenal infusion of donor feces for recurrent Clostridium difficile.
BACKGROUND Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection is difficult to treat, and failure rates for antibiotic therapy are high. We… (More)
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Fidaxomicin versus vancomycin for Clostridium difficile infection.
BACKGROUND Clostridium difficile infection is a serious diarrheal illness associated with substantial morbidity and mortality… (More)
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Host and pathogen factors for Clostridium difficile infection and colonization.
BACKGROUND Clostridium difficile infection is the leading cause of health care-associated diarrhea, and the bacterium can also be… (More)
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2010
Highly Cited
2010
Clinical practice guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection in adults: 2010 update by the society for healthcare epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the infectious diseases society of America…
Since publication of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America position paper on Clostridium difficile infection in 1995… (More)
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
The role of toxin A and toxin B in Clostridium difficile infection
Clostridium difficile infection is the leading cause of healthcare-associated diarrhoea in Europe and North America. During… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
A case-control study of community-associated Clostridium difficile infection.
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of and risk factors for community-associated Clostridium… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Emergence of Clostridium difficile infection due to a new hypervirulent strain, polymerase chain reaction ribotype 078.
BACKGROUND Since 2005, an increase in the prevalence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) due to polymerase chain reaction… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Incidence of Clostridium difficile infection in inflammatory bowel disease.
BACKGROUND & AIMS Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) rates have been increasing. We sought to determine whether CDAD… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Clostridium difficile Infection in Patients Discharged from US Short-stay Hospitals, 1996–20031
US hospital discharges for which Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) was listed as any diagnosis doubled from 82,000… (More)
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Nosocomial acquisition of Clostridium difficile infection.
We studied the acquisition and transmission of Clostridium difficile infection prospectively on a general medical ward by… (More)
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