Wilcox, MH orcid.org/0000-0002-4565-2868 and Rooney, CM (2019) Comparison of the 2010 and 2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection. Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 35 (1). pp. 20-24. ISSN 0267-1379
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To highlights the key changes in the updated Infectious Diseases Society of America and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America guidelines with respect to the diagnosis and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI).
RECENT FINDINGS: CDI continues as a major threat to healthcare institutions and as a community-associated infection related primarily to antibiotic exposure. Infectious Diseases Society of America/Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America produced extensive CDI guidelines in 2010; in 2018, updated guidance has been published. The new guidelines include key changes with respect to the treatment and diagnosis of CDI.
SUMMARY: Updated, evidence guidelines allow optimization of the diagnosis of CDI and the use of therapeutic interventions, in particular to reduce the risk of recurrent infection.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Current Opinion in Gastroenterology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | detection, diarrhoea, therapeutic options, toxin |
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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: | 07 Jan 2019 16:37 |
Last Modified: | 01 Jan 2020 01:38 |
Published Version: | https://journals.lww.com/co-gastroenterology/Fullt... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wolters Kluwer |
Identification Number: | 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000489 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:140572 |