Clostridium difficileinfection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Clostridium difficileinfection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease has become a serious clinical problem over the past few years. This review is focused on the current changes in epidemiology, pertinent clinical aspects, standard and newer diagnostic methods, established and novel therapies, and prevention of infection. There is emphasis on the importance of clinical awareness, rapid detection by stool testing, and appropriate antibiotic therapy, while newer technologies, antibiotics and other treatments are explored.
Infectious Diseases Institute (Lisa Saidel-Odes).
Lisa
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Saidel-Odes
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Unit (Abraham Borer).
Abraham
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Borer
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit and Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Selwyn Odes), Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Selwyn
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Odes
Clostridium difficile; Crohn’s disease; ulcerative colitis