A Comparison of Current Guidelines of Five International Societies on Clostridium difficile Infection Management. Issue 3 (September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fehér, Csaba; Mensa, Josep
• Is Part Of: Infectious diseases and therapy. Volume 5:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 207
• Page End: 230
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Subjects: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) -- CDI recurrence risk -- CDI severity -- Contact isolation precautions -- International guidelines; Infection -- Treatment -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Treatment -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Anti-infective agents -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9046
• DOI: 10.1007/s40121-016-0122-1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2193-8229

Abstract

Abstract Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is increasingly recognized as an emerging healthcare problem of elevated importance. Prevention and treatment strategies are constantly evolving along with the apperance of new scientific evidence and novel treatment methods, which is well-reflected in the differences among consecutive international guidelines. In this article, we summarize and compare current guidelines of five international medical societies on CDI management, and discuss some of the controversial and currently unresolved aspects which should be addressed by future research.