Clostridium Infections

"Clostridium Infections" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Infections with bacteria of the genus CLOSTRIDIUM.

Descriptor ID	D003015
MeSH Number(s)	C01.252.410.222
Concept/Terms	Clostridium Infections Clostridium Infections Infections, Clostridium Clostridium Infection Infection, Clostridium Clostridium difficile Infection Clostridium difficile Infection Clostridium difficile Infections Infection, Clostridium difficile Infections, Clostridium difficile Clostridium sordellii Infection Clostridium sordellii Infection Clostridium sordellii Infections Infection, Clostridium sordellii Infections, Clostridium sordellii Clostridium perfringens Infections Clostridium perfringens Infections Clostridium perfringens Infection Infection, Clostridium perfringens Infections, Clostridium perfringens Clostridium perfringens Food Poisoning Clostridium perfringens Food Poisoning

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Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Bacterial Infections [C01.252]
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections [C01.252.410]
Clostridium Infections [C01.252.410.222]

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Bar chart showing 20 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2010	0	1	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	0	1	1
2014	2	0	2
2015	2	0	2
2016	3	0	3
2017	2	0	2
2018	1	0	1
2020	2	0	2
2023	1	0	1
2024	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

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Webster JL, Eppes S, Lee BK, Harrington NS, Goldstein ND. Contrasting methods to operationalize antibiotic exposure in clinical research: a real-world application on health care-associated Clostridioides difficile infection. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 05 07; 194(5):1448-1459.

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Uddin MJ, Thompson B, Leslie JL, Fishman C, Sol-Church K, Kumar P, Petri WA. Investigating the impact of antibiotic-induced dysbiosis on protection from Clostridium difficile colitis by mouse colonic innate lymphoid cells. mBio. 2024 03 13; 15(3):e0333823.

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Kociolek LK, Gerding DN, Carrico R, Carling P, Donskey CJ, Dumyati G, Kuhar DT, Loo VG, Maragakis LL, Pogorzelska-Maziarz M, Sandora TJ, Weber DJ, Yokoe D, Dubberke ER. Strategies to prevent Clostridioides difficile infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 04; 44(4):527-549.

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Baker SE, Monlezun DJ, Ambroze WL, Margolin DA. Anastomotic Leak is Increased With Clostridium difficile Infection After Colectomy: Machine Learning-Augmented Propensity Score Modified Analysis of 46?735 Patients. Am Surg. 2022 Jan; 88(1):74-82.

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Nwachuku E, Shan Y, Senthil-Kumar P, Braun T, Shadis R, Kirton O, Vu TQ. Toxic Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile colitis: No longer a diarrhea associated infection. Am J Surg. 2021 01; 221(1):240-242.

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Lam SW, Neuner EA, Fraser TG, Delgado D, Chalfin DB. Cost-effectiveness of three different strategies for the treatment of first recurrent Clostridium difficile infection diagnosed in a community setting. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 08; 39(8):924-930.

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Gallo A, Vallone C, Sabatelli L, Ventura G, Covino M, Cammarota G, Gasbarrini A, Landolfi R, Montalto M. Fecal calprotectin in management of Clostridium difficile infection: a longitudinal study. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2018 05; 53(5):567-572.

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Ong GK, Reidy TJ, Huk MD, Lane FR. Clostridium difficile colitis: A clinical review. Am J Surg. 2017 Mar; 213(3):565-571.

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Mulki R, Baumann AJ, Alnabelsi T, Sandhu N, Alhamshari Y, Wheeler DS, Perloff S, Katz PO. Body mass index greater than 35 is associated with severe Clostridium difficile infection. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2017 01; 45(1):75-81.

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Khanna S, Pardi DS, Kelly CR, Kraft CS, Dhere T, Henn MR, Lombardo MJ, Vulic M, Ohsumi T, Winkler J, Pindar C, McGovern BH, Pomerantz RJ, Aunins JG, Cook DN, Hohmann EL. A Novel Microbiome Therapeutic Increases Gut Microbial Diversity and Prevents Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection. J Infect Dis. 2016 07 15; 214(2):173-81.

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