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Clostridium Difficile

Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, anaerobic bacterium that is a common cause of infectious diarrhea in humans. It is especially problematic in elderly patients, young children, and people with weakened immune systems. It can cause severe dehydration, fever, and abdominal pain, and can potentia…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 5 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 146× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, anaerobic bacterium that is a common cause of infectious diarrhea in humans. It is especially problematic in elderly patients, young children, and people with weakened immune systems. It can cause severe dehydration, fever, and abdominal pain, and can potentially be life-threatening. The most effective treatment is the use of antibiotics, although recurrent infections may require more aggressive measures such as fecal microbiota transplantation. Clostridium difficile is also an important nosocomial pathogen, and it is important to maintain strict hygiene standards in health care facilities to limit its spread.

Research published in this journal

5 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2019

Functional Food

Exact topic International Journal of Nutrition Cited by 95 doi:10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-19-2615

How this research is being cited

The 5 articles above have been cited 146 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Clostridium Difficile, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Inflammation Research.

Journal editorial board
Thomas Boldicke · Germany Graziella Curtale · Italy Frederic Velard · France

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