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ReviewCurrent microbiology2023

Clostridioides Difficile in Latin America: An Epidemiological Overview.

Claudia G Morales-Olvera, Lorena Lanz-Zubiría, Emmanuel Aguilar-Zamora, Margarita Camorlinga-Ponce, Gerardo Aparicio-Ozores, Daniel Aguilar-Zapata, Norberto C Chávez-Tapia, M Uribe, Varenka J Barbero-Becerra, Eva Juárez-Hernández

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Review in Current microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Epidemiology ofAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
    Article
  2. Clostridioides difficile pathogenesis and control.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026
    Review
  3. Article
  4. Clostridioides difficile infections caused by hypervirulent strains: a single-centre real-life study.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2025
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Claudia G Morales-Olvera *Translational Research Unit. Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico.
Lorena Lanz-Zubiría *Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology Department, Médica Sur Clinic & Foundation. Medicine School Universidad Anáhuac, Mexico City, Mexico.
Emmanuel Aguilar-ZamoraEscuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico.
Margarita Camorlinga-PonceUnidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Infecciosas y Parasitarias, Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
Gerardo Aparicio-OzoresEscuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico.
Daniel Aguilar-ZapataInfectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology Department, Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico.
Norberto C Chávez-TapiaGastroenterology and Obesity Unit, Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico.
M UribeGastroenterology and Obesity Unit, Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico.
Varenka J Barbero-Becerra *Translational Research Unit. Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico. vbarberob@medicasur.org.mx.
Eva Juárez-Hernández *Translational Research Unit. Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico. ejuarezh@medicasur.org.mx.
Hospital Médica Sur · MXCentro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI · MXInstituto Politécnico Nacional · MXMexican Social Security Institute · MXPemex (Mexico) · MXUniversidad Anáhuac · MX

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clostridioides difficile infection is one of the most significant causes of nosocomial diarrhea associated with antibiotic use worldwide. In recent years, the incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection in Latin American countries has increased due to the emergence and spread of epidemic Clostridioides difficile strains, such as RT027/NAP1/ST1, RT078/ST11, and RT017/ST37; additionally, endemic multi-drug-resistant strains have recently appeared due to the lack of heterogeneous diagnostic algorithms and guidelines for antibiotic use in each country. The aim of this review is to present the latest information regarding Clostridioides difficile and emphasize the importance of epidemiological surveillance of this pathogen in Latin American countries.

Indexed as

Clostridioides difficileClostridium InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCross InfectionDiarrheaHumansIncidenceLatin AmericaAnti-Bacterial Agents

Identifiers

PMID37768473
OpenAlexW4387114472

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Registered trials

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