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Infection due to clostridium perfringens

MedGen UID:
546696
•Concept ID:
C0275619
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Clostridioides perfringens Infection; Clostridioides perfringens Infections; Clostridium perfringens Infection; Clostridium perfringens Infections
SNOMED CT: Clostridium perfringens infection (65154009); Infection caused by Clostridium perfringens (65154009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0023149

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Clostridioides difficile infection: history, epidemiology, risk factors, prevention, clinical manifestations, treatment, and future options.
Di Bella S, Sanson G, Monticelli J, Zerbato V, Principe L, Giuffrè M, Pipitone G, Luzzati R
Clin Microbiol Rev 2024 Jun 13;37(2):e0013523. Epub 2024 Feb 29 doi: 10.1128/cmr.00135-23. PMID: 38421181Free PMC Article
Clinical Practice Guideline by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA): 2021 Focused Update Guidelines on Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Adults.
Johnson S, Lavergne V, Skinner AM, Gonzales-Luna AJ, Garey KW, Kelly CP, Wilcox MH
Clin Infect Dis 2021 Sep 7;73(5):e1029-e1044. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab549. PMID: 34164674
ACG Clinical Guidelines: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections.
Kelly CR, Fischer M, Allegretti JR, LaPlante K, Stewart DB, Limketkai BN, Stollman NH
Am J Gastroenterol 2021 Jun 1;116(6):1124-1147. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001278. PMID: 34003176

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