Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Management of <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Infection in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Management of <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Infection in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

<i>Clostridioides difficile</i> infection (CDI) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are two pathologies that share a bidirectional causal nexus, as CDI is known to have an aggravating effect on IBD and IBD is a known risk factor for CDI. The colonic involvement in IBD not only renders t...

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Main Authors: Livio Enrico Del Vecchio, Marcello Fiorani, Ege Tohumcu, Stefano Bibbò, Serena Porcari, Maria Cristina Mele, Marco Pizzoferrato, Antonio Gasbarrini, Giovanni Cammarota, Gianluca Ianiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
<i>Clostridioides difficile</i>
inflammatory bowel disease
Crohn’s disease
ulcerative colitis
fecal microbiota transplantation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/7/1315

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