Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - Epidemiology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Molecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile over the course of 10 years in a tertiary care hospital.

13 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: The molecular epidemiology of endemic and outbreak Clostridium difficile strains across time is not well known. METHODS: HindIII restriction endonuclease analysis (REA) typing was performed on available clinical C. difficile isolates ... Read more...

Established and potential risk factors for Clostridum difficile infection.

29 Sep 2009 Clostridium difficile is the aetiological agent for almost all cases of pseudo membranous colitis and 15-25% of antibiotic associated diarrhoea. In recent years, C. difficile associated disease (CDAD) has been increasing in frequency and severity ... Read more...

Does PPI therapy predispose to Clostridium difficile infection?

30 Aug 2009 Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has emerged as a problem of epidemic proportions. Previous exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics remains the most important predisposing factor for the disease. However, PPIs are increasingly being ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The A, B, BI, and Cs of Clostridium difficile. 13 Oct 2009
• Molecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile over the course of 10 years in a tertiary care hospital. 13 Oct 2009
• Importance of culture for detection of Clostridium difficile toxin from stool samples to report true incidence and mortality related to C. difficile in hospitals. 29 Sep 2009
• Established and potential risk factors for Clostridum difficile infection. 29 Sep 2009
• Does PPI therapy predispose to Clostridium difficile infection? 30 Aug 2009
• Asymptomatic carriage of Clostridium difficile among HCWs: Do we disregard the doctor? 30 Aug 2009
• Clostridium difficile infection in the intensive care unit. 30 Aug 2009
• Clostridium difficile-associated disease and mortality among the elderly critically ill. 30 Aug 2009
• Struggling with recurrent Clostridium difficile infections: is donor faeces the solution? 25 Aug 2009
• A quality committee's evaluation of surgical intervention for Clostridium difficile infection. 30 Jul 2009
• Clostridium difficile infection--not just a burden anymore. 30 Jul 2009
• Hospital variation in transfusion and infection after cardiac surgery: a cohort study. 29 Jul 2009
• Clostridium difficile infection: a re-emerging threat. 29 Jun 2009
• [Clinical characteristics and changing epidemiology of Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD)] 29 Jun 2009
• Proton pump inhibitors and the risk for Clostridium difficile infection. 29 Jun 2009
• Clostridium difficile infection: new developments in epidemiology and pathogenesis. 29 Jun 2009
• [Clostridium difficile infection in the elderly: Update in epidemiology and treatment] 14 Jun 2009
• [Infectiology and tropical medicine 2009] 8 Jun 2009
• C. difficile infection - a tool for improving practice and reducing rates. 30 May 2009
• Multicenter study of the impact of community-onset Clostridium difficile infection on surveillance for C. difficile infection. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous'

Definition: An acute inflammation of the INTESTINAL MUCOSA that is characterized by the presence of pseudomembranes or plaques in the SMALL INTESTINE (pseudomembranous enteritis) and the LARGE INTESTINE (pseudomembranous colitis). It is commonly associated with antibiotic therapy and CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE colonization.

Descriptor UI: D004761

Alternative terms: Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous; Pseudomembranous Enterocolitis; Colitis, Pseudomembranous; Pseudomembranous Colitis; Antibiotic-Associated Colitis; Antibiotic Associated Colitis; Colitis, Antibiotic-Associated; Clostridium Enterocolitis; Enteritis, Pseudomembranous; Pseudomembranous Enteritis;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; transmission; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C01.252.410.222.310; C06.405.205.596.800; C06.405.469.363.800;

Online Note: use ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS to search ENTEROCOLITIS, ACUTE 1966-84

History Note: 85; was ENTEROCOLITIS, ACUTE 1963-84

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific Clostridium species (IM)