Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

[Nosocomial infections--ecological niches]

24 Oct 2009 Knowledge of ecological niches of nosocomial pathogens is used in treatment and prevention of nosocomial infections. This article offers an analysis of the ecological niches of three important nosocomial pathogens: Clostridium difficile, ... Read more...

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...

Latest indexed articles for 'Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Nosocomial infections--ecological niches] 24 Oct 2009
• 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
• Bad bugs, no drugs: no ESCAPE revisited. 13 Sep 2009
• Clostridium difficile-related death rates in Texas 1999-2005. 4 Sep 2009
• Does PPI therapy predispose to Clostridium difficile infection? 30 Aug 2009
• Infection control and IV therapy in patients with Clostridium difficile. 30 Aug 2009
• Asymptomatic carriage of Clostridium difficile among HCWs: Do we disregard the doctor? 30 Aug 2009
• Fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis isolated to the ascending colon by a diverting transverse loop colostomy. 30 Aug 2009
• Pseudomembranous colitis secondary to Klebsiella oxytoca. 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
• [Diarrhea after antibiotic therapy--what should be done?] 18 Aug 2009
• Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 26-2009. A 34-year-old man with cystic fibrosis with abdominal pain and distention. 18 Aug 2009
• Prediction of complicated Clostridium difficile infection by pleural effusion and increased wall thickness on computed tomography. 13 Aug 2009
• A quality committee's evaluation of surgical intervention for Clostridium difficile infection. 30 Jul 2009
• Fulminant Clostridium difficile-associated pouchitis with a fatal outcome. 30 Jul 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)