Prevalence of Clostridium diffiile infections among hospitalized patients in Amman, Jordan: A Multi-Center Study

Authors

  • Jamal Wadi
  • Ali Sameh Ayesh
  • Lamya Abu Shanab
  • Bilal Harara
  • Haifa Petro
  • Amani Rumman
  • Mustafa Alaskar
  • Malek Maswadeh
  • Mohammad Tadbir

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3823/763

Keywords:

Clostridium diffiile Infection, CDI, Toxin A, Toxin B, Pseudomembraneous colitis, Antibiotic Associated Colitis.

Abstract

Clostridium diffiile is a Gram-positive endospore-forming bacillus that was discovered as a bowel colonizer and pathogen in 1935. Healthy newborns and infants were found to be colonized with C. diffiil eat rates ranging from 45 to 70%. However, the prevalence of toxigenic strains was found to be as low as 13%. The colonization rates decline as individuals grow older, reaching rates lower than 5% in urban-dwelling healthy adults. However, colonization rates as high as 25-55% has been detected among adult hospitalized patients
and nursing home residents

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Published

2015-06-30

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2015)

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