Clostridium difficile: Progress and challenges

John G. Bartlett

doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05863.x

Clostridium difficile: Progress and challenges

John G. Bartlett

School of Medicine

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Abstract

There is a surge of new interest in C. difficile infection (CDI) reflecting substantial increases in cases and fatalities. The new challenges by this now old pathogen have brought renewed interest in all facets of the disease. Particularly important are the role of fluoroquinolones as inducing agents, the new polymerase chain reaction test to detect toxigenic strains in stools, the important role of the NAP-1 strain, recent evidence favoring oral vancomycin over metronidazole in seriously ill patients, and new guidelines for management.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	62-69
Number of pages	8
Journal	Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Volume	1213
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05863.x
State	Published - Dec 2010

Keywords

Antibiotic-associated colitis
C. difficile
Clostridium difficile
Epidemiology
Fluoroquinolones
New guidelines, tests, and treatments
Oral vancomycin
Pseudomenbraneous colitis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuroscience(all)
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
History and Philosophy of Science

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