Clostridioides difficile Infections
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 8159
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Clostridioides difficile has emerged as a key pathogen over the last 20 years. It is recognized as the major agent responsible for antibiotic-associated diarrhea, especially among hospitalized patients. Community-acquired C. difficile infections (CDI) have also been increasingly reported but still remain underdiagnosed. CDI represent a considerable economic and societal burden. Despite advances in clinical research and in basic science on this anaerobic spore-forming bacterium, there are still grey areas in our knowledge on CDI epidemiology, physiopathology, and management.
We are currently seeking manuscripts for a Special Issue of Microorganisms covering all aspects of C. difficile research with a focus on:
- Epidemiological data with a specific focus on the One Health aspects of CDI;
- New advances in C. difficile diagnosis;
- New microbiota-targeting therapies based on probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, non-toxigenic bacteria or fecal microbiota transplantation;
- C. difficile virulome and resistome;
- Interactions between microbiota and C. difficile.
Submitted manuscripts will be peer-reviewed to ensure that the issue contains high-quality contributions. This Special Issue will provide the readership with the most up-to-date information on Clostridium difficile infection diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Prof. Dr. Frédéric Barbut
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Clostridiodes difficile infection
- infection control
- epidemiology
- C. difficile diagnosis
- Community-acquired C. difficile infections (CDI)
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