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To decrease C. difficile spore contamination, one hospital found, over the course of several interventions that included terminal disinfection with bleach, use of fluorescent markers to assess cleaning adequacy, use of an automated ultraviolet radiation device, and a dedicated team focused on daily cleaning of rooms housing patients with CDI ...
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treatment for non-elderly patients with mild disease and without immunosuppression in the out-patient setting, especially if the cost of vancomycin and fidaxomicin is a barrier to treatment.
18 sie 2020 · Exposure to the C. difficile bacterium (spore or vegetative form) can lead to spectrum of outcomes ranging from no effect and no colonization to asymptomatic colonization to mild-moderate illness to severe diarrhea to fulminant life-threatening infection .
Abstract. Clostridium difficile-associated disease continues to be one of the leading health concerns worldwide.C. difficile is considered as a causative agent of nosocomial diarrhea that causes serious infection, which may result in death. The incidences of C. difficile infection (CDI) in developed countries have become increasingly high which may be attributed to the emergence of newer ...
Article Highlights. •. Current pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) are reviewed. •. Investigational therapies for CDI are introduced. •. A treatment algorithm is provided for different severities of CDI and recurrences of CDI.
1 lut 2020 · Metronidazole is no longer recommended as first-line therapy for adults. Fecal microbiota transplantation is a reasonable treatment option with high cure rates in patients who have had multiple...
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