Epidemiology of Recurrences or Reinfections of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea

AUTOR(ES)

Barbut, Frédéric

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Approximately 15 to 35% of patients with a first episode of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea relapse within 2 months. Between 1994 and 1997, strains from 93 hospitalized patients with C. difficile recurrences were fingerprinted by using both serotyping and PCR-ribotyping. The results showed that 48.4% of clinical recurrences were, in fact, reinfections with a different strain of C. difficile. Rates of clinical recurrences could therefore be reduced by implementing strict isolation precautions.

Documentos Relacionados

• Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults
• Commercial latex agglutination test for detection of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea.
• Molecular Analysis of Clostridium difficile Strains Isolated from 18 Cases of Recurrent Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea
• Rifalazil Treats and Prevents Relapse of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea in Hamsters
• Treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated disease with teicoplanin.