Clostridium difficile Laboratory Identification Event Reporting – A Need for Diagnostic Stewardship

The Impact of Diagnostic Stewardship on Clostridium difficile Infections

The Antimicrobial Stewardship Approach to Combating Clostridium Difficile

Clostridium difficile remains a major public health threat and continues to contribute to excess morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Antimicrobial stewardship programs have demonstrated success in combating C. difficile, primarily through antibiotic restrictive strategies. As the incidence and prevalence of C. difficile associate disease continues to increase both in the hospital and com...

Crossing the quality chasm for Clostridium difficile infection prevention.

To cite: Safdar N, Perencevich E. BMJ Qual Saf 2015;24:409–411. Clostridium difficile, a spore-forming organism, causes as many as 25% of cases of healthcare-associated diarrhoea. In many developed countries, C. difficile infection (CDI) is now the most important healthcare-associated infection (HAI), suggesting an urgent need of strategies for effective containment. Recent studies on the impac...

The Frequency of Toxigenic Strains of Clostridium difficile in Hospitalized Patients with Diarrhea in Tehran/Iran by PCR Method, 2010

Background & Aims: Clostridium difficile has been identified as a pathogen in antibiotic associated diarrhea (AAD), pseudomembranous colitis and also nosocomial diarrhea. The present study was performed to find the prevalence of toxigenic strains of C .difficile isolated from diarrhea patients hospitalized in Tehran hospitals. Method: A total of 98 fecal samples obtained during July to December...

Isolation of Clostridium Difficile from Turkey and Ostrich Meat Sold in Meat Stores if Isfahan City

Clostridium difficileisa binding warm-positive rod and anaerobic organism, which was first described in 1935 as Bacillus difficile. Epidemiology of CDI has changed considerably on 2000. Occurrence and severity of the disease  including ulcerative colitis(inflammation of the colon), colectomy(colon section) and mortality had increased. Recent studies have reported Clostridium difficile prevalenc...