Clostridium difficile and One Health

clostridium difficile

seventy-five meconium samples were examined for the presence of ci. difficile: 3 strains were isola ted. additionally 45 labora tory animal faeces specimens were tested for the same purpose, a further 2 cases were isolated. these five suspicious strains were identified as ci. difficile acco rding to the tests mentioned in the previous paragraphs. the organisms . isolated here showed the same ch...

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Clostridium difficile and the microbiota

Introduction First identified in 1935, Clostridium difficile has become a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections (1, 2). Of substantial concern is the increase in severity and morbidity observed within the last decade. Within the US, an estimated 14,000 deaths are attributed to C. difficile infection (CDI) annually, with associated costs between $1 billion and $3 billion (3). Additionall...

Clostridium difficile Infection.

Clostridium difficile infection is a major health care challenge in terms of patient and economic consequences. For the patient, it is a morbid and sometimes a life-threatening iatrogenic complication of antibiotic treatment. In the United States, the provider's institution may face financial penalties, because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention views this as an iatrogenic health ca...

Clostridium difficile colitis

Bacteriology and Pathogenesis Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive sporeforming anaerobic bacillus, which is found in the stool flora of 25-80% of healthy infants but rarely in the stool of healthy adults and children over the age of 12 months. Ingested spores of C. difficile survive the gastric acid barrier and germinate in the colon. Colonization of the adult intestinal tract occurs when ...