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Clostridioides difficile (syn. Clostridium difficile) is a bacterium known for causing serious diarrheal infections, and may also cause colon cancer. It is known also as C. difficile, or C. diff (/ s iː d ɪ f /), and is a Gram-positive species of spore-forming bacteria.
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI or C-diff), also known as Clostridium difficile infection, is a symptomatic infection due to the spore-forming bacterium Clostridioides difficile. Symptoms include watery diarrhea, fever, nausea, and abdominal pain. It makes up about 20% of cases of antibiotic-associated diarrhea.
Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection (CDI) places a burden on healthcare facilities worldwide. Most research studies have been concentrated in high-income countries in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, where C. difficile is the leading cause of diarrhoea associated with antimicr ….
Apr 1, 2022 · Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a cause of diarrhoea in Africa that is often overlooked. African CDI patient populations tend to be younger than those in high-income nations. Tuberculosis is an important under-investigated co-morbidity.
Oct 28, 2020 · Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a problem in both developed and developing countries and is a common hospital-acquired infection. This guideline provides evidence-based practical recommendations for South Africa and other developing countries.
- Trusha Nana, Chanelle Moore, Tom Boyles, Adrian J. Brink, Joy Cleghorn, Lesley M. Devenish, Briette ...
- 10.4102/sajid.v35i1.219
- 2020
- S Afr J Infect Dis. 2020; 35(1): 219.
Clostridioides is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria, which includes Clostridioides difficile, a human pathogen causing an infectious diarrhea.
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Nov 23, 2021 · Clostridioides difficile (CD) is the most common healthcare-associated enteric infection. There is currently limited epidemiological evidence on CD incidence in South Africa.
