"Clostridium difficile" 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.
A common inhabitant of the colon flora in human infants and sometimes in adults. It produces a toxin that causes pseudomembranous enterocolitis (ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS) in patients receiving antibiotic therapy.
| Descriptor ID |
D016360
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.300.390.400.200.250 B03.353.625.375.500.250 B03.510.415.400.200.250
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Clostridium difficile" by people in Profiles.
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Prediction of Recurrent Clostridium Difficile Infection Using Comprehensive Electronic Medical Records in an Integrated Healthcare Delivery System. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 10; 38(10):1196-1203.
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Utilization of Health Services Among Adults With Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: A 12-Year Population-Based Study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 01; 38(1):45-52.
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Predicting the Risk of Clostridium difficile Infection upon Admission: A Score to Identify Patients for Antimicrobial Stewardship Efforts. Perm J. 2016; 20(1):20-5.
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A Comprehensive Assessment Across the Healthcare Continuum: Risk of Hospital-Associated Clostridium difficile Infection Due to Outpatient and Inpatient Antibiotic Exposure. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Dec; 36(12):1409-16.
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Clostridium difficile Infection Among Veterans Health Administration Patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Sep; 36(9):1038-45.
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The importance of considering different healthcare settings when estimating the burden of Clostridium difficile. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Mar 15; 60(6):831-6.
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Predicting the risk of Clostridium difficile infection following an outpatient visit: development and external validation of a pragmatic, prognostic risk score. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015 Mar; 21(3):256-62.
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Incidence of polymerase chain reaction-diagnosed Clostridium difficile in a large high-risk cohort, 2011-2012. Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Sep; 89(9):1229-38.
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Multicenter evaluation of the Verigene Clostridium difficile nucleic acid assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Dec; 51(12):4120-5.
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Epidemiology and healthcare costs of incident Clostridium difficile infections identified in the outpatient healthcare setting. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Oct; 33(10):1031-8.