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ReviewCureus2023

Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Clinical Review of Pathogenesis, Clinical Considerations, and Treatment Strategies.

Evan S Sinnathamby, Joseph W Mason, Chelsi J Flanagan, Nathan Z Pearl, Caroline R Burroughs, Audrey J De Witt, Danielle M Wenger, Vincent G Klapper, Shahab Ahmadzadeh, Giustino Varrassi and 2 more

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Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
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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

9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Trends and Efficacy in Clostridioides difficile Infection Management at a Polish Clinical Hospital.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025
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  5. [Clostridiodes difficile bacteraemia. First mexican case report].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2024
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  7. The Incidence ofDiseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  8. Retrospective Analysis ofJournal of clinical medicine · 2024
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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

12 authors.

Evan S SinnathambySchool of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) New Orleans, New Orleans, USA.
Joseph W MasonSchool of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) New Orleans, New Orleans, USA.
Chelsi J FlanaganSchool of Medicine, University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine, San Antonio, USA.
Nathan Z PearlSchool of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) New Orleans, New Orleans, USA.
Caroline R BurroughsSchool of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Shreveport, USA.
Audrey J De WittSchool of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Shreveport, USA.
Danielle M WengerDepartment of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, Phoenix, USA.
Vincent G KlapperDepartment of Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Shreveport, USA.
Shahab AhmadzadehDepartment of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Shreveport, USA.
Giustino VarrassiDepartment of Pain Medicine, Paolo Procacci Foundation, Rome, ITA.
Sahar ShekoohiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Shreveport, USA.
Alan D KayeDepartment of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Shreveport, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background

conclusionPrevention of CDI can be achieved by proper hygiene, vaccinations, and detecting the infection early. Proper hygiene is indeed noted to be one of the best ways to prevent CDI in the hospital setting. Overprescribing antibiotics is also another huge reason why CDI occurs. Proper prescription of antibiotics can also help reduce the chances of acquiring CDI.

Indexed as

cholestyraminecolitisdiarrheaendoscopyfecal transplantileostomyintravenous immunoglobulinnosocomial

Identifiers

PMID38283489
PMCPMC10811429

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