Clostridium difficile Infection: A Worldwide Disease
Gut and Liver
;
: 1-6, 2014.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-208929
ABSTRACT
Clostridium difficile, an anaerobic toxigenic bacterium, causes a severe infectious colitis that leads to significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Both enhanced bacterial toxins and diminished host immune response contribute to symptomatic disease. C. difficile has been a well-established pathogen in North America and Europe for decades, but is just emerging in Asia. This article reviews the epidemiology, microbiology, pathophysiology, and clinical management of C. difficile. Prompt recognition of C. difficile is necessary to implement appropriate infection control practices.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Asia
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Global Health
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Clostridioides difficile
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Clostridium Infections
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Europe
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North America
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
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Asia
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Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Gut and Liver
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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