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Clostridium difficile colitis

MedGen UID:
65946
Concept ID:
C0238106
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: C. diff Colitis; C. diff colitis; C. diff infection; Clostridioides difficile caused colitis (disease); Clostridioides difficile colitis (disease); Clostridium difficile Colitis; Clostridium difficile infection; Pseudomembranous colitis; pseudomembranous colitis; Pseudomembranous enterocolitis
SNOMED CT: Clostridium difficile colitis (423590009); Pseudomembranous enterocolitis (423590009); Pseudomembranous colitis (423590009)
 
HPO: HP:0032168
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0000705

Definition

An infection of the colon (colitis) by clostridium difficile. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVClostridium difficile colitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Bavanandan S, Keita N
Semin Nephrol 2023 Sep;43(5):151468. Epub 2024 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151468. PMID: 38403525
Sébastien P, Jacques D, Catherine P, Xavier G
BMC Infect Dis 2023 Oct 2;23(1):642. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08618-w. PMID: 37784031Free PMC Article
Dinleyici M, Vandenplas Y
Adv Exp Med Biol 2019;1125:139-146. doi: 10.1007/5584_2018_322. PMID: 30689174

Curated

UK NICE Guideline NG199, Clostridioides difficile infection: antimicrobial prescribing, 2021

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Gonzalez CA, Van Rysselberghe NL, Maschhoff C, Gardner MJ
Injury 2022 Oct;53(10):3458-3463. Epub 2022 Aug 12 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.08.026. PMID: 36002345
Bowman JA, Utter GH
J Gastrointest Surg 2020 Feb;24(2):484-491. Epub 2019 Nov 25 doi: 10.1007/s11605-019-04478-5. PMID: 31768834Free PMC Article
Waltz P, Zuckerbraun B
Curr Opin Crit Care 2016 Apr;22(2):167-73. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000282. PMID: 26771898
Sanders NL, Bollinger RR, Lee R, Thomas S, Parker W
World J Gastroenterol 2013 Sep 14;19(34):5607-14. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i34.5607. PMID: 24039352Free PMC Article
Efron PA, Mazuski JE
Surg Clin North Am 2009 Apr;89(2):483-500, x. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2008.09.014. PMID: 19281896

Diagnosis

Bowman JA, Utter GH
J Gastrointest Surg 2020 Feb;24(2):484-491. Epub 2019 Nov 25 doi: 10.1007/s11605-019-04478-5. PMID: 31768834Free PMC Article
Guerri S, Danti G, Frezzetti G, Lucarelli E, Pradella S, Miele V
Radiol Med 2019 Dec;124(12):1185-1198. Epub 2019 Jul 13 doi: 10.1007/s11547-019-01066-0. PMID: 31302848
McConnie R, Kastl A
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2017 Aug;19(8):34. doi: 10.1007/s11894-017-0571-z. PMID: 28707191
Ong GK, Reidy TJ, Huk MD, Lane FR
Am J Surg 2017 Mar;213(3):565-571. Epub 2017 Jan 3 doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.10.035. PMID: 28131326
Portela F, Lago P
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2013 Oct;27(5):771-82. Epub 2013 Sep 6 doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2013.08.011. PMID: 24160933

Therapy

Bavanandan S, Keita N
Semin Nephrol 2023 Sep;43(5):151468. Epub 2024 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151468. PMID: 38403525
Bowman JA, Utter GH
J Gastrointest Surg 2020 Feb;24(2):484-491. Epub 2019 Nov 25 doi: 10.1007/s11605-019-04478-5. PMID: 31768834Free PMC Article
Dinleyici M, Vandenplas Y
Adv Exp Med Biol 2019;1125:139-146. doi: 10.1007/5584_2018_322. PMID: 30689174
Ong GK, Reidy TJ, Huk MD, Lane FR
Am J Surg 2017 Mar;213(3):565-571. Epub 2017 Jan 3 doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.10.035. PMID: 28131326
Abt MC, McKenney PT, Pamer EG
Nat Rev Microbiol 2016 Oct;14(10):609-20. Epub 2016 Aug 30 doi: 10.1038/nrmicro.2016.108. PMID: 27573580Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Voyvodic LC, Rodriguez AN, Gordon AM, Golub IJ, Miller C, Kang KK
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 2023 Oct;33(7):3043-3050. Epub 2023 Mar 31 doi: 10.1007/s00590-023-03523-z. PMID: 37000240
Curtis GL, Yokhana SS, Samuel LT, George J, Higuera-Rueda CA, Little BE, Darwiche HF
J Arthroplasty 2019 Nov;34(11):2785-2788. Epub 2019 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.06.037. PMID: 31303378
Portela F, Lago P
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2013 Oct;27(5):771-82. Epub 2013 Sep 6 doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2013.08.011. PMID: 24160933
Issa M, Ananthakrishnan AN, Binion DG
Inflamm Bowel Dis 2008 Oct;14(10):1432-42. doi: 10.1002/ibd.20500. PMID: 18484669
Adams SD, Mercer DW
Curr Opin Crit Care 2007 Aug;13(4):450-5. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e3282638879. PMID: 17599017

Clinical prediction guides

Sébastien P, Jacques D, Catherine P, Xavier G
BMC Infect Dis 2023 Oct 2;23(1):642. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08618-w. PMID: 37784031Free PMC Article
Sanders NL, Bollinger RR, Lee R, Thomas S, Parker W
World J Gastroenterol 2013 Sep 14;19(34):5607-14. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i34.5607. PMID: 24039352Free PMC Article
Stewart DB, Hollenbeak CS, Wilson MZ
Colorectal Dis 2013 Jul;15(7):798-804. doi: 10.1111/codi.12134. PMID: 23350898
Adams SD, Mercer DW
Curr Opin Crit Care 2007 Aug;13(4):450-5. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e3282638879. PMID: 17599017
Rocca JM, Pieterse AS, Rowland R, Hecker R, Rich GE
Aust N Z J Med 1984 Oct;14(5):606-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1984.tb05009.x. PMID: 6597706

Recent systematic reviews

Sébastien P, Jacques D, Catherine P, Xavier G
BMC Infect Dis 2023 Oct 2;23(1):642. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08618-w. PMID: 37784031Free PMC Article
Shellito AD, Russell MM
Am Surg 2020 Oct;86(10):1269-1276. doi: 10.1177/0003134820964213. PMID: 33284670
Klasan A, Putnis SE, Heyse TJ, Madzarac G, Gotterbarm T, Neri T
Surg Technol Int 2020 Nov 28;37:377-384. PMID: 33137840
Stewart DB, Hollenbeak CS, Wilson MZ
Colorectal Dis 2013 Jul;15(7):798-804. doi: 10.1111/codi.12134. PMID: 23350898
Bhangu A, Nepogodiev D, Gupta A, Torrance A, Singh P; West Midlands Research Collaborative
Br J Surg 2012 Nov;99(11):1501-13. Epub 2012 Sep 13 doi: 10.1002/bjs.8868. PMID: 22972525

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    Curated

    • NICE, 2021
      UK NICE Guideline NG199, Clostridioides difficile infection: antimicrobial prescribing, 2021

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