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University of Wisconsin–Madison–led researchers report lower yet statistically non-significant recurrence of Clostridioides ...
When metronidazole or vancomycin fail, the new broad-spectrum antibiotic tigecycline may be worth a try in patients with severe refractory C. difficile colitis.
Pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) is an antibiotic associated severe inflammatory condition of the colon caused by an overgrowth of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), a toxin producing bacterium.
New research reveals that specialized gut bacteria convert bile acids into powerful healing compounds, offering hope for patients with inflammatory bowel disease and other chronic gut conditions.
Clostridium difficile colitis (CDC) is an infection of the intestine caused by the bacteria Clostridioides difficile. Symptoms may be mild, but life-threatening complications can develop. Those at ...
Fekety, R. (1997) Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Clostridium difficile—associated diarrhea and colitis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 92, 739-750.
Clostridium difficile is a very contagious bacterial infection that causes symptoms such as frequent watery diarrhea, abdominal cramping, nausea, fever, blood in your stool, and a rapid heartbeat.
Clostridioides difficile (formerly known as Clostridium difficile) infection, often called C. diff, is a bacterial infection in the gut. C. diff is a type of bacteria that can commonly transmit the ...
C. diff, short for Clostridium difficile, is a form of infectious bacterium. It can cause a range of symptoms but most commonly results in colitis, which is the inflammation of the wall of your colon.
Hospitalization outcomes of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) admitted with Clostridioides difficile colitis.. If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation ...
The CDC has begun using Clostridioides difficile instead of Clostridium difficile to refer to the bacterium that commonly causes infectious diarrhea, raising questions about the importance of ...
Clostridia are associated with a multitude of human diseases including foodborne and infant botulism, antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and pseudomembranous colitis. Botulism continues to evolve as a ...