Clostridioides difficile infection: history, epidemiology, risk factors, prevention, clinical manifestations, treatment, and future options

S Di Bella, G Sanson, J Monticelli… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024‏ - journals.asm.org
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is one of the major issues in nosocomial infections.
This bacterium is constantly evolving and poses complex challenges for clinicians, often …

Pathogenicity and virulence of Clostridioides difficile

JE Buddle, RP Fagan - Virulence, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
Clostridioides difficile is the most common cause of nosocomial antibiotic-associated
diarrhea, and is responsible for a spectrum of diseases characterized by high levels of …

A Gram-negative-selective antibiotic that spares the gut microbiome

KA Muñoz, RJ Ulrich, AK Vasan, M Sinclair, PC Wen… - Nature, 2024‏ - nature.com
Infections caused by Gram-negative pathogens are increasingly prevalent and are typically
treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics, resulting in disruption of the gut microbiome and …

Bile salt hydrolases shape the bile acid landscape and restrict Clostridioides difficile growth in the murine gut

MH Foley, ME Walker, AK Stewart, S O'Flaherty… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Bile acids (BAs) mediate the crosstalk between human and microbial cells and influence
diseases including Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). While bile salt hydrolases (BSHs) …

Safety and tolerability of SER-109 as an investigational microbiome therapeutic in adults with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: a phase 3, open-label, single …

MD Sims, S Khanna, P Feuerstadt, TJ Louie… - JAMA Network …, 2023‏ - jamanetwork.com
Importance A safe and effective treatment for recurrentClostridioides difficileinfection (CDI) is
urgently needed. Antibiotics kill toxin-producing bacteria but do not repair the disrupted …

The intestinal microbiota: antibiotics, colonization resistance, and enteric pathogens

S Kim, A Covington, EG Pamer - Immunological reviews, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
The human gastrointestinal tract hosts a diverse network of microorganisms, collectively
known as the microbiota that plays an important role in health and disease. For instance, the …

The surgical infection society revised guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal infection

JE Mazuski, JM Tessier, AK May, RG Sawyer… - Surgical …, 2017‏ - liebertpub.com
Background: Previous evidence-based guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal
infection (IAI) were published by the Surgical Infection Society (SIS) in 1992, 2002, and …

Proton pump inhibitors alter the composition of the gut microbiota

MA Jackson, JK Goodrich, ME Maxan, DE Freedberg… - Gut, 2016‏ - gut.bmj.com
Objective Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are drugs used to suppress gastric acid production
and treat GI disorders such as peptic ulcers and gastro-oesophageal reflux. They have been …

Effects of antibiotics on gut microbiota

K Lange, M Buerger, A Stallmach, T Bruns - Digestive diseases, 2016‏ - karger.com
The gut microbiota influences essential human functions including digestion, energy
metabolism, and inflammation by modulating multiple endocrine, neural, and immune …

Probiotics for the prevention of pediatric antibiotic‐associated diarrhea

Q Guo, JZ Goldenberg, C Humphrey… - Cochrane Database …, 2019‏ - cochranelibrary.com
Background Antibiotics alter the microbial balance commonly resulting in antibiotic‐
associated diarrhea (AAD). Probiotics may prevent AAD via providing gut barrier, restoration …