McDonald, LC, Gerding, DN, Johnson, S et al. (11 more authors) (2018) Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). Clinical Infectious Diseases, 66 (7). pp. 987-994. ISSN 1058-4838
Abstract
A panel of experts was convened by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) to update the 2010 clinical practice guideline on Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in adults. The update, which has incorporated recommendations for children (following the adult recommendations for epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment), includes significant changes in the management of this infection and reflects the evolving controversy over best methods for diagnosis. Clostridium difficile remains the most important cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea and has become the most commonly identified cause of healthcare-associated infection in adults in the United States. Moreover, C. difficile has established itself as an important community pathogen. Although the prevalence of the epidemic and virulent ribotype 027 strain has declined markedly along with overall CDI rates in parts of Europe, it remains one of the most commonly identified strains in the United States where it causes a sizable minority of CDIs, especially healthcare-associated CDIs. This guideline updates recommendations regarding epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, infection prevention, and environmental management.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Note: This is a companion article to 134883. |
Keywords: | Clostridium difficile, Clostridioides difficile, Guidelines, CDI, CDAD |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > Institute of Molecular Medicine (LIMM) (Leeds) > Section of Molecular Gastroenterology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 23 Aug 2018 13:21 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2019 11:37 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press / Infectious Diseases Society of America |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/cid/ciy149 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:134882 |