title: An overview of the diagnosis and management of Clostridium difficile infection.
abstract: The diagnosis and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection are becoming increasingly complex with the introduction of novel diagnostic techniques and new pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments. The integration of these new approaches with older, established methods is a challenge to individual clinicians and hospital systems. This article provides an overview of the current methods for the diagnosis and treatment of C difficile infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA. hoopermh@evms.edu
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hooper
authors.forename: Ursula M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Marik
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques; D019936:Probiotics / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal