Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in Asia

DA Collins, PM Hawkey, TV Riley - Antimicrobial resistance and infection …, 2013‏ - Springer
While Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has come to prominence as major epidemics have
occurred in North America and Europe over the recent decade, awareness and surveillance …

Clinical spectrum & pathogenesis of Clostridium difficile associated diseases

C Vaishnavi - Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2010‏ - journals.lww.com
Clostridium difficile is the major aetiological agent of antibiotic associated diarrhoea and
colitis. The majority of hospitalized patients infected by C. difficile are asymptomatic carriers …

Clostridium difficile in children: colonisation and disease

DA Enoch, MJ Butler, S Pai, SH Aliyu, JA Karas - Journal of Infection, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Clostridium difficile is the commonest cause of hospital acquired diarrhoea in adults and is
associated with significant mortality and morbidity. The clinical significance of C. difficile in …

Prevalence of detection of Clostridioides difficile among asymptomatic children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SR Tougas, N Lodha, B Vandermeer… - JAMA …, 2021‏ - jamanetwork.com
Importance Detection ofClostridioides difficilehas frequently been described in
asymptomatic infants and children, but accurate estimates across the age spectrum are …

Diagnostic pitfalls in Clostridium difficile infection

T Planche, MH Wilcox - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2015‏ - id.theclinics.com
Clostridium difficile is an anaerobic, spore-forming, Gram-positive bacillus, and is a leading
cause of infectious diarrhea, particularly in hospitalized patients receiving antimicrobial …

[HTML][HTML] Clostridioides difficile epidemiology in India

TM Monaghan, R Biswas, A Satav, S Ambalkar… - Anaerobe, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) continues to affect hospitalized patients and community
populations worldwide. In contrast to the substantial resources invested in the diagnosis and …

Established and potential risk factors for Clostridum difficile infection

C Vaishnavi - Indian journal of medical microbiology, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Clostridium difficile is the aetiological agent for almost all cases of pseudo membranous
colitis and 15-25% of antibiotic associated diarrhoea. In recent years, C. difficile associated …

Molecular characteristics of Clostridium difficile isolates from human and animals in the North Eastern region of India

I Hussain, P Borah, RK Sharma, S Rajkhowa… - Molecular and cellular …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
A total of 1034 samples were collected from different sources and C. difficile was isolated
from 18 (9.04%) of 199 human, 9 (4.89%) of 184 cattle, 29 (12.44%) of 233 pig, and from 23 …

Changing pattern of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea in a tertiary care hospital: a 5 year retrospective study

R Chaudhry, L Joshy, L Kumar… - Indian Journal of medical …, 2008‏ - journals.lww.com
Background & objectives: Frequent use of broad spectrum antibiotics in hospitalized patients
has increased the incidence of Clostridium difficile diarrhoea in recent years. In our tertiary …

[PDF][PDF] Diagnostic role of stool culture & toxin detection in antibiotic associated diarrhoea due to Clostridium difficile in children

A Gogate, A De, R Nanivadekar, M Mathur… - Indian Journal of …, 2005‏ - researchgate.net
Background & objectives: Mere diagnosis of Clostridium difficile by culture does not help in
the diagnosis of antibiotic associated diarrhoeae (AAD) due to C. difficile. Detection of toxins …