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Clostridium Enterocolitis

MedGen UID:
222470
•Concept ID:
C1257844
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Disease or Syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clostridium difficile Colitis Prevention and Treatment.
Dinleyici M, Vandenplas Y
Adv Exp Med Biol 2019;1125:139-146. doi: 10.1007/5584_2018_322. PMID: 30689174
Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: Risk Factors, Treatment, and Prevention.
Song JH, Kim YS
Gut Liver 2019 Jan 15;13(1):16-24. doi: 10.5009/gnl18071. PMID: 30400734Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and treatment of Clostridium difficile in adults: a systematic review.
Bagdasarian N, Rao K, Malani PN
JAMA 2015 Jan 27;313(4):398-408. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.17103. PMID: 25626036Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: Risk Factors, Treatment, and Prevention.
Song JH, Kim YS
Gut Liver 2019 Jan 15;13(1):16-24. doi: 10.5009/gnl18071. PMID: 30400734Free PMC Article
Prevention and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Enterocolitis.
Kodadek LM, Lipsett PA
Adv Surg 2018 Sep;52(1):29-42. Epub 2018 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.yasu.2018.04.001. PMID: 30098619
Clostridium difficile infection: Evolution, phylogeny and molecular epidemiology.
Elliott B, Androga GO, Knight DR, Riley TV
Infect Genet Evol 2017 Apr;49:1-11. Epub 2016 Dec 22 doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2016.12.018. PMID: 28012982
Diagnosis and treatment of Clostridium difficile in adults: a systematic review.
Bagdasarian N, Rao K, Malani PN
JAMA 2015 Jan 27;313(4):398-408. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.17103. PMID: 25626036Free PMC Article
Antibiotic-associated diarrhoea.
Coté GA, Buchman AL
Expert Opin Drug Saf 2006 May;5(3):361-72. doi: 10.1517/14740338.5.3.361. PMID: 16610966

Diagnosis

Clostridioides difficile: diagnosis and treatments.
Guery B, Galperine T, Barbut F
BMJ 2019 Aug 20;366:l4609. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l4609. PMID: 31431428
Clostridium difficile infection and antibiotic-associated diarrhoea.
Mullish BH, Williams HR
Clin Med (Lond) 2018 Jun;18(3):237-241. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-3-237. PMID: 29858434Free PMC Article
Clostridium difficile infection: Evolution, phylogeny and molecular epidemiology.
Elliott B, Androga GO, Knight DR, Riley TV
Infect Genet Evol 2017 Apr;49:1-11. Epub 2016 Dec 22 doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2016.12.018. PMID: 28012982
Therapeutic potential of fecal microbiota transplantation.
Smits LP, Bouter KE, de Vos WM, Borody TJ, Nieuwdorp M
Gastroenterology 2013 Nov;145(5):946-53. Epub 2013 Sep 7 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2013.08.058. PMID: 24018052
Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Clostridium difficile infections.
Surawicz CM, Brandt LJ, Binion DG, Ananthakrishnan AN, Curry SR, Gilligan PH, McFarland LV, Mellow M, Zuckerbraun BS
Am J Gastroenterol 2013 Apr;108(4):478-98; quiz 499. Epub 2013 Feb 26 doi: 10.1038/ajg.2013.4. PMID: 23439232

Therapy

Clostridioides difficile: diagnosis and treatments.
Guery B, Galperine T, Barbut F
BMJ 2019 Aug 20;366:l4609. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l4609. PMID: 31431428
Clostridium difficile Colitis Prevention and Treatment.
Dinleyici M, Vandenplas Y
Adv Exp Med Biol 2019;1125:139-146. doi: 10.1007/5584_2018_322. PMID: 30689174
Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: Risk Factors, Treatment, and Prevention.
Song JH, Kim YS
Gut Liver 2019 Jan 15;13(1):16-24. doi: 10.5009/gnl18071. PMID: 30400734Free PMC Article
Clostridium difficile infection and antibiotic-associated diarrhoea.
Mullish BH, Williams HR
Clin Med (Lond) 2018 Jun;18(3):237-241. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-3-237. PMID: 29858434Free PMC Article
Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Clostridium difficile infections.
Surawicz CM, Brandt LJ, Binion DG, Ananthakrishnan AN, Curry SR, Gilligan PH, McFarland LV, Mellow M, Zuckerbraun BS
Am J Gastroenterol 2013 Apr;108(4):478-98; quiz 499. Epub 2013 Feb 26 doi: 10.1038/ajg.2013.4. PMID: 23439232

Prognosis

Prevention and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Enterocolitis.
Kodadek LM, Lipsett PA
Adv Surg 2018 Sep;52(1):29-42. Epub 2018 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.yasu.2018.04.001. PMID: 30098619
Probiotics for the prevention of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults and children.
Goldenberg JZ, Yap C, Lytvyn L, Lo CK, Beardsley J, Mertz D, Johnston BC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Dec 19;12(12):CD006095. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006095.pub4. PMID: 29257353Free PMC Article
Clostridium difficile infection.
Alcalá Hernández L, Reigadas Ramírez E, Bouza Santiago E
Med Clin (Barc) 2017 May 23;148(10):456-463. Epub 2017 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2017.01.033. PMID: 28396132
Clostridium difficile.
Curry S
Clin Lab Med 2010 Mar;30(1):329-42. doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2010.04.001. PMID: 20513554Free PMC Article
Clostridium difficile.
Stoddart B, Wilcox MH
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2002 Oct;15(5):513-8. doi: 10.1097/00001432-200210000-00010. PMID: 12686885

Clinical prediction guides

Probiotics for the prevention of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults and children.
Goldenberg JZ, Yap C, Lytvyn L, Lo CK, Beardsley J, Mertz D, Johnston BC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Dec 19;12(12):CD006095. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006095.pub4. PMID: 29257353Free PMC Article
Association between NSAIDs and Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Permpalung N, Upala S, Sanguankeo A, Sornprom S
Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016;2016:7431838. Epub 2016 Mar 8 doi: 10.1155/2016/7431838. PMID: 27446866Free PMC Article
Fecal Transplants: What Is Being Transferred?
Bojanova DP, Bordenstein SR
PLoS Biol 2016 Jul;14(7):e1002503. Epub 2016 Jul 12 doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002503. PMID: 27404502Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and treatment of Clostridium difficile in adults: a systematic review.
Bagdasarian N, Rao K, Malani PN
JAMA 2015 Jan 27;313(4):398-408. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.17103. PMID: 25626036Free PMC Article
Therapeutic potential of fecal microbiota transplantation.
Smits LP, Bouter KE, de Vos WM, Borody TJ, Nieuwdorp M
Gastroenterology 2013 Nov;145(5):946-53. Epub 2013 Sep 7 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2013.08.058. PMID: 24018052

Recent systematic reviews

Diagnosis and treatment of "chronic Lyme": primum non nocere.
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
Which probiotic has the best effect on preventing Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea? A systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Ma Y, Yang JY, Peng X, Xiao KY, Xu Q, Wang C
J Dig Dis 2020 Feb;21(2):69-80. doi: 10.1111/1751-2980.12839. PMID: 31875427
Probiotics for the prevention of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults and children.
Goldenberg JZ, Yap C, Lytvyn L, Lo CK, Beardsley J, Mertz D, Johnston BC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Dec 19;12(12):CD006095. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006095.pub4. PMID: 29257353Free PMC Article
Comparison of pediatric and adult antibiotic-associated diarrhea and Clostridium difficile infections.
McFarland LV, Ozen M, Dinleyici EC, Goh S
World J Gastroenterol 2016 Mar 21;22(11):3078-104. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i11.3078. PMID: 27003987Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and treatment of Clostridium difficile in adults: a systematic review.
Bagdasarian N, Rao K, Malani PN
JAMA 2015 Jan 27;313(4):398-408. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.17103. PMID: 25626036Free PMC Article

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