Category: Clostridium difficile
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients With Clostridium difficile Infection
G&H What is the current understanding of the relationship between inflammatory bowel disease and Clostridium difficile infection? AG There is a significantly increased rate of […]
Highlights in Clostridium difficile Infection From the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG 2017
October 13-18, 2017 • Orlando, Florida Severe Refractory Clostridium difficile Infection Successfully Treated With Combination of Fidaxomicin, Vancomycin, and Fecal Microbiota Transplantation The combination of […]
Clostridium difficile Infection and the Role of Adaptive Immunity in the Microbiome
G&H What is the pathogenesis of Clostridium difficile infection? MF Clostridium difficile infection usually occurs in susceptible patients after antibiotic therapy kills a good portion […]
Evidence-Based Approach to Clostridium difficile Infection
G&H How common is Clostridium difficile infection in the United States? SJ In 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) started active surveillance […]