- Clostridium Difficile Foundation / Clostridium Difficile Support Group
Offers information and message boards to help people understand Clostridium Difficile infection and see case histories from other people who have endured it.
www.cdiffsupport.com
- What Is Clostridium difficile?
Provides basic information about the common intestinal bacterium that can cause colitis and diarrhea when a person's normal intestinal flora is altered, generally due to the overuse of antibiotics.
healthlink.mcw.edu/article/954992292.html
- MedicineNet.com: Clostridium Difficile Colitis
Explains how Clostridium difficile bacteria cause colitis and why patients may suffer relapses of the condition.
www.medicinenet.com/clostridium_difficile_colitis/article.htm
- CDC: Clostridium Difficile Infections
Offers fact sheets devoted to Clostridium Difficile infections in healthcare settings, including a general overview plus specific recommendations for health professionals.
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/id_cdiff.html
- Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea
Case study from the American Academy of Family Physicians. Includes sections on risk factors for C. difficile infection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
www.aafp.org/afp/20050301/921.html
- Clostridium difficile - Pathogen or Pest?
Canadian Paediatric Society position statement reviewing the literature on C. difficile in childhood diarrhea, and providing recommendations for diagnosis and therapy.
www.cps.ca/english/statements/ID/ID00-02.htm
- eMedicine.com: Clostridium Difficile Colitis
Offers clinical notes, differentials, treatment options, and follow-up care for the antibiotic-associated diarrhea and colitis caused by Clostridium difficile.
www.emedicine.com/MED/topic3412.htm
- Recurrent Clostridium Difficile (Antibiotic Diarrhea)
Describes the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options for recurrent C. difficile infection.
www.gihealth.com/html/education/cdifficileRecurrent.html
- CDIInfo.org
Educating the public on Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), also know as Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD).
www.cdiinfo.org
- Sanger Trust: Clostridium difficile
Information about the sequencing of Clostridium difficile strain 630, a worldwide nosocomial pathogen causing disease ranging from antibiotic-associated diarrhoea to life-threatening pseudomembranous colitis.
www.sanger.ac.uk/Projects/C_difficile
- CDC: Information About a New Strain of Clostridium Difficile
Describes the emergence of a new strain of C. difficile-associated disease causing hospital outbreaks in several states and explains what the CDC is doing to address the issue.
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/id_cdifffaq_newstrain.html
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