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  2. Clostridioides difficile infection - Wikipedia

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    Clostridioides difficile infection [5] (CDI or C-diff), also known as Clostridium difficile infection, is a symptomatic infection due to the spore-forming bacterium Clostridioides difficile. [6] Symptoms include watery diarrhea, fever, nausea, and abdominal pain. [1] It makes up about 20% of cases of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. [1]

  3. Bezlotoxumab - Wikipedia

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    Bezlotoxumab is indicated to reduce recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection in people who are receiving antibacterial drug treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection and are at a high risk for Clostridioides difficile infection recurrence.

  4. Clostridioides difficile toxin B - Wikipedia

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    Bezlotoxumab is a human monoclonal antibody designed for the prevention of recurrence of Clostridium difficile infections. By x-ray crystallized structure of N-terminal of TcdB, the toxin is identified to consist of three domains: a glucosyltransferase domain (GTD), a cysteine protease and a combined repetitive oligopeptide (CROP) domain.

  5. Clostridioides difficile - Wikipedia

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    Clostridioides difficile (syn. Clostridium difficile) is a bacterium known for causing serious diarrheal infections, and may also cause colon cancer. [4] [5] It is known also as C. difficile, or C. diff (/ s iː d ɪ f /), and is a Gram-positive species of spore-forming bacteria. [6]

  6. Fecal microbiota transplant - Wikipedia

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    FMT is an effective treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). [3] [4] [5] For recurrent CDI, FMT is more effective than vancomycin alone, and may improve the outcome after the first index infection. [3] [5] [6] Side effects may include a risk of infections, therefore the donor should be screened for pathogens. [7]

  7. Opportunistic infection - Wikipedia

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    Clostridioides difficile (formerly known as Clostridium difficile) is a species of bacteria that is known to cause gastrointestinal infection and is typically associated with the hospital setting. [7] [8] Legionella pneumophila is a bacterium that causes Legionnaire's disease, a respiratory infection. [9] [10]

  8. Clostridium tetani - Wikipedia

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    Clostridium tetani is a common soil bacterium and the causative agent of tetanus.Vegetative cells of Clostridium tetani are usually rod-shaped and up to 2.5 μm long, but they become enlarged and tennis racket- or drumstick-shaped when forming spores.

  9. Clostridium - Wikipedia

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    Clostridium butyricum MIYAIRI 588 strain is marketed in Japan, Korea, and China for Clostridium difficile prophylaxis due to its reported ability to interfere with the growth of the latter. [citation needed] Clostridium histolyticum has been used as a source of the enzyme collagenase, which degrades animal tissue. Clostridium species excrete ...